Francesco Botticini

(1446–1498) Italian painter (1446–1498)

Francesco Botticini (1446–1498) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Francesco Botticini belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Francesco Botticini was born in Florence and died in Florence. The teachers included Andrea del Verrocchio, Cosimo Rosselli, and Neri di Bicci. Francesco Botticini worked in Florence.

The best-known works include ‘Madonna Adoring the Christ Child’, ‘Saint Monica Enthroned’, ‘Annunciation’, and ‘Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist’. The catalogue has 41 works by Francesco Botticini with free images. The dated works span the years 1450–1495. Works by Francesco Botticini are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Museum of the Collegiate Church of Sant’Andrea, Yale University Art Gallery, and Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jaime Huguet, Pietro Antonio Solari, Erhard Reuwich, Piermatteo d'Amelia, and Sandro Botticelli.

• The Renaissance
• Assumption of the Virgin