Born in Florence, Alessandro Botticelli was originally trained as a goldsmith and later served an apprenticeship under the painter Fra Fillipo Lippi. Lippi was the most important influence on Botticelli's unique and innovative Renaissance art. His eye for detail and sense of geometry created an oeuvre that was highly decorative and compositionally innovative. Later in his life, Botticelli came under the influence of a priest and was commissioned to create religious, devotional and mythological pictures. His famous Birth of Venus is an example of his mythological commissioning. Botticelli died in obscurity. He was rediscovered in the second half of the 19th century when the Pre-Raphaelites admired his delicate line work and imitated his elongated figures. He had a major influence on Art Nouveau.
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Subject: RE: PictureStore Ronald West Prints
Hi Richard, thank you for that amazing print (Sunset Dance) that you sent me. We are really happy with the colour and quality, it is now at the Framer, and we expect to hang it in a couple of weeks.
We would like to order another of Ronald West’s prints from you.
DATE NIGHT IV 66 X 50 cm Web site code:505069
Reference number: W1128D in your list of prints below.
Could you please confirm availability and I will order through your Website.
I’ll call you tomorrow to confirm.
Kind Regards
Lindsay
Lindsay Hawke, Christchurch , Canterbury , New Zealand
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