Nov 8, 2023 · Botticelli would draw with metalpoint, silverpoint, chalk, pen, ink, and on linen as well as paper, and the exhibition shows how this wide range of drawings played a central role in building up his other mediums, like his tempura works.

Apr 15, 2021 · In the late 15th century, Sandro Botticelli made several drawings to illustrate Dante's Divine Comedy. They are among the lesser-known works of the great Florentine artist but they restore to us all his visionary power.

2 days ago · Sandro Botticelli's landmark contribution within drawing is unquestionably his 92 full-page artworks that decorate a manuscript of the Divine Comedy by Dante. In significance to the development of art history, it is the equal of any of his frescos.

Botticelli often concerned himself during his lifetime with illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy. He executed the drawings from the cycle illustrated here over a relatively long period of time, from about 1480 to 1500.

With the exception of Botticelli's Dante drawings, only a few have survived of the artist's many studies mentioned by Vasari in 1550. However, those which we do have, bear witness to the high quality of Botticelli's drawing skill.

Dec 6, 2023 · Botticelli’s drawings were essential for creating his incredible paintings, considered masterpieces of the Renaissance movement. The exhibition unveils five newly attributed drawings and includes 60 works from 39 different institutions to create the exhibit.

Sandro Botticelli, llustration to the Divine Comedy (Inferno), 1480s, Silverpoint on parchment, completed in pen and ink, coloured with tempera. The manuscript of the Dante's "Commedia" was embellished by 92 drawings made by Sandro Botticelli between ca 1485 and 1495.

Botticelli´s drawings exceed the traditional form of book illustration or miniature by far. Apparently they are based on a totally new, personal and intense preoccupation of the artist...

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For the first-ever exhibition dedicated to the rare drawings of world-famous Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum has unveiled five newly attributed drawings by Botticelli, based on extensive research by the museum’s curator of prints and drawings, Furio Rinaldi.