Botticelli

American  

[bot-i-chel-ee, bawt-tee-chel-lee] / ˌbɒt ɪˈtʃɛl i, ˌbɔt tiˈtʃɛl li /

noun

1. Sandro Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi, 1444?–1510, Italian painter.

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Botticelli British  

/ bottiˈtʃɛlli /

noun

1. Sandro (ˈsandro), original name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi . 1444–1510, Italian (Florentine) painter, illustrator, and engraver, noted for the graceful outlines and delicate details of his mythological and religious paintings

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Other Word Forms

• Botticellian adjective

Example Sentences

A contemporary of Italian masters Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli, Behzad brought a new style to Herat before settling in Tabriz, in modern-day Iran.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

He was a favorite of Lorenzo de’ Medici, and his paintings have a superficial resemblance both to those of his teacher, Botticelli, and those of his father, Fra Filippo Lippi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Lauren Botticelli, executive director of the Animal Pad, puts that number closer to 80 percent for her San Diego–based rescue.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

But this is not that kind of show — and Botticelli, as we come to see, is not that kind of artist, even if the auction houses would like us to think so.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Ah,” said Botticelli, “there you are. Exactly I’ve been waiting for you. ”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo