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'''Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi''', known as '''Sandro Botticelli''' (c. 1445 – 7 May 1510) was an [[Italy|Italian]] painter during the early [[Renaissance]].
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'''Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi''' (c. 1445 – 1510), better known as '''Sandro Botticelli''', was an [[Italy|Italian]] painter during the early [[Renaissance]].


Botticelli used the notable [[Florence|Florentine]] beauty [[Cristina Vespucci]] as a model for his paintings and worked under the patronage of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Following the fall of the [[House of Medici]], Botticelli became a supporter of the radical friar [[Girolamo Savonarola]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II - [[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>
==Biography==
Botticelli used the notable [[Florence|Florentine]] beauty [[Cristina Vespucci]] as a model for his paintings<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Cristina Vespucci]]</ref> and worked under [[Lorenzo de' Medici]]'s patronage, producing paintings such as ''{{Wiki|The Birth of Venus}}'', ''{{Wiki|Pallas and the Centaur}}'', and ''{{Wiki|Primavera (Botticelli)|Primavera}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II''</ref> Like other rising artists of the time, he had his own workshop in Florence and several assistants in his employ.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref> Following the [[House of Medici]]'s fall, Botticelli became a supporter of the radical friar [[Girolamo Savonarola]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>
 
Botticelli was also one of the painters hired by [[Papacy|Pope]] [[Sixtus IV]] to paint fresco panels for the [[Sistine Chapel]] in [[Rome]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: Cappella Sistina]]</ref>
 
In 2012, he was included in a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] in [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Project Legacy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}
**''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{c|mnemonic set only}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}


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Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c. 1445 – 1510), better known as Sandro Botticelli, was an Italian painter during the early Renaissance.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Botticelli used the notable Florentine beauty Cristina Vespucci as a model for his paintings[1] and worked under Lorenzo de' Medici's patronage, producing paintings such as The Birth of Venus, Pallas and the Centaur, and Primavera.[2] Like other rising artists of the time, he had his own workshop in Florence and several assistants in his employ.[3] Following the House of Medici's fall, Botticelli became a supporter of the radical friar Girolamo Savonarola.[4]

Botticelli was also one of the painters hired by Pope Sixtus IV to paint fresco panels for the Sistine Chapel in Rome.[5]

In 2012, he was included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.[6]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]