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Sandro Botticelli Timeline Game

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Sandro Botticelli was a renowned Italian painter from the Early Renaissance period whose works are still celebrated today. To honor his legacy, we have created a timeline game where players can place events from his life and career in their correct chronological order.

  • Key detail 1: Botticelli was born in Florence, Italy, around 1445.
  • Key detail 2: Botticelli’s most famous works include “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera.”
  • Key detail 3: Botticelli’s career flourished during the Medici era in Florence.
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  • 1445: Sandro Botticelli is born in Florence, Italy
  • c. 1460: Botticelli becomes a student of Fra Filippo Lippi
  • c. 1470: Botticelli establishes his own workshop in Florence
  • 1476: Botticelli paints 'Adoration of the Magi'
  • c. 1478: Botticelli paints 'La Primavera'
  • c. 1486: Botticelli paints 'The Birth of Venus'
  • 1481: Botticelli becomes a member of the Sistine Chapel
  • c. 1489: Botticelli paints 'The Annunciation'
  • 1497: Botticelli becomes involved in the Bonfire of the Vanities
  • c. 1500: Botticelli's art falls out of favor due to the rise of Mannerism
  • May 17, 1510: Botticelli dies in Florence
  • c. 1850: Botticelli's work experiences a revival in the 19th century
  • c. 1960: Botticelli's 'Portrait of a Young Man' is discovered in the 20th century
  • c. 1980: Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' is displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence
  • c. 2000: Botticelli's 'La Primavera' is restored at the Uffizi Gallery
  • present day: Botticelli's works continue to be celebrated and studied by art historians

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