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Sandro Botticelli vs Leonardo da Vinci

Two painters, their most-loved works next to each other. Facts from museum records and Wikipedia.

Sandro Botticelli

Italian Renaissance painter (1445–1510)

The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
Works here
4
Dated
1475–1485
Main era
Early Renaissance
Where to see
Uffizi Gallery, National Gallery

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli or simply Botticelli, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. Botticelli's posthumous reputation suffered until the late 19th century, when he was rediscovered by the Pre-Raphaelites who stimulated a reappraisal of his work.

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian polymath (1452–1519)

Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
Works here
15
Dated
1472–1514
Main era
Early Renaissance
Where to see
Louvre, Czartoryski Museum, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Hermitage Museum

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.

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