by Lucille Turner | Nov 9, 2016 | Art
Many things influence our lives: the people we meet, the place in which we live. For an artist, such influences affect how they see the world and make it into art. Both people and place influenced the life of Sandro Botticelli, another great painter of Renaissance...
by Lucille Turner | Aug 8, 2016 | Art
When Florence’s powerful patron and ruler Lorenzo de’ Medici was on his deathbed, he called for a monk to come and absolve him, but not just any monk. The man who came to his side was the religious extremist of his day, a man who would throw Florence into turmoil for...
by Lucille Turner | Jul 9, 2016 | Art
Many things influence our lives: the people we meet, the place in which we live. For an artist, such influences affect how they see the world and make it into art. Both people and place influenced the life of Sandro Botticelli, another great painter of Renaissance...
