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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 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> | 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> | In 2012, he was included in a [[Mnemonic sets|mnemonic set]] in [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Project Legacy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> | ||
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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]
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned)
- Bonfire of the Vanities (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (mnemonic set only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)