Botticelli

The latter part of the 15th century was a turbulent time in Florence that brought forth some of the most memorable and timeless pieces of art known to the western world. Sandro Botticelli, through his elegant and idealized depictions of pagan, portrait, narrative and religious scenes left an indelible mark in art history during this transitional period. Botticelli executed one of his greatest works in his second depiction of the Lamentation over the Dead Christ …

…the following source: KFKI, Web Gallery of Art, < http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/> Appendix Figure 1: Madonna & Child with Angels, Fra Filippo Lippi (executed between the years of 1457-1465) Figure 2: La Primavera, “Allegory of Spring”, Sandro Botticelli (1477-1478) Figure 3: Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Sandro Botticelli (First Execution: 1490) Figure 4: Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Sandro Botticelli (Second Execution: 1495) Figure 5: Mourning of the Dead Christ, Pietro Perugino (1495) Sandro Botticelli: The Second Lamentation over the Dead Christ