Botticelli, Sandro

[ (bot-uh-chel-ee) ]

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An Italian painter of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. His best-known work is The Birth of Venus.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

For those with a predilection for immaculately fine and delicate paintings by Botticelli, his Madonna of the Book will satisfy.
The Virgin Mary Lookbook|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In their most successful collaboration, photographer Sandro Miller transformed John Malkovich into the subjects of iconic photos.
The Man Behind Marilyn Malkovich|Justin Jones|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those are statistics that Botticelli, one of the five featured panelists on Tuesday, has likely memorized.
The Heroin Hearing That Wasn’t|Abby Haglage|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sarah Hajney is an adorable little version of a Botticelli Venus.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Stepping in for Helayel is Blue Farrier, who has previously worked at Chloé, Stella McCartney, and Sandro.
Amanda Seyfried Nabs Another Givenchy Campaign; Saks and Neiman Marcus to Merge?|The Fashion Beast Team|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Other pictures by this artist remind one of the works of Botticelli.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
It reminded him so much of the mouth and eyes of one who sings beside a Botticelli Madonna, so spiritual.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
Botticelli had already, earlier in life, got into religious trouble by his reforming tendencies.
Highways and Byways in London|Mrs. E. T. Cook.
It is dated 1491, and should be compared with Botticelli's rendering of the same theme.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
The two pictures ascribed to Angelico and Botticelli are not authentic.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner