A Classical Collection of Botticelli Works for Art Geeks Harking Back to the Early Renaissance

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Sep 2, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Sandro Botticelli is an early Renaissance painter whose gentle touch of paint stroke and depictions of religion, mythology, and beauty are indelibly immortalized in museums, as well as online. When you find yourself too busy to take yourself or your partner on a museum date, photos online are the next best thing. Born in Florence, Italy, he trained in the workshop of Filippo Lippi, a renowned Florentine painter, where he learned the fundamentals of composition, perspective, and the gentle, flowing lines that would become his signature style. Known for works such as "The Birth of Venus," and "Primavera," Botticelli rose to fame through his delicate elegance and grace in his works.

Blending classical themes with the mythological propelled him into a different category of artists, and it's one of the reasons we still know his works well today. His distinctly Renaissance sensibility shines through his touch, the elongated necks of his portraits, and the unearthly and ethereal feeling that parallels his paintings. Everyone knows his likely love affair with the beautiful model Simonetta Vespucci, who posed for him in so many of his works. Enjoy the time travel to an era erst, but thankfully not forgotten.

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Portrait of Dante

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Woman and Child Supported by an Angel in a Garland

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Portrait of a Young Woman

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The infamous and beacon of beauty Simonetta Vespucci played a critical role in his artworks. She posed for him, and many other famous painters of the time. There were scandalous rumors or the two being an item of the time, but it's not proven.
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Woman and Child with an Angel

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Pallas and the Centaur

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Spring (Primavera)

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Portrait of a Young Man

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Madonna in Glory with Seraphim

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The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti I

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Adoration of the Kings

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The Man of Sorrows

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Portrait of Esmeralda Brandini

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A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts

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Nativity

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St. Sebastian

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Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo the Elder

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Portrait of a Young Woman

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Adoration of the Magi

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Saint Francis of Assisi with Angels

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Madonna and Child with Eight Angels

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The Annunciation

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St. Augustine

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Portrait of a Young Man

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Punishment of Korah, Dathan and Abiram

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The Woman and Child with Two Angels and the Young St. John the Baptist

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The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti II

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Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to a Young Woman

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Fortitude

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Venus and Mars

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Madonna of the Pomegranate

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Vision of St. Augustine

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The Descent of the Holy Ghost

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