The young woman who inspired Sandro Botticelli’s 'Birth of Venus' is now believed to have died from complications caused by a ...

“He lived in a haphazard fashion,” wrote Italian Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari in his biography of 15th-century Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli. “As was his wont.” Whether or not this ...

Three preparatory drawings have been newly attributed to Sandro Botticelli as a result of research conducted ahead of a landmark exhibition on the Renaissance master. “Botticelli Drawings,” which was ...

Hundreds of years later, Simonetta Vespucci's untimely death may have been explained after close examination of Botticelli's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following the record-setting $92 million sale of a Sandro Botticelli painting last year, Sotheby's is bringing another ...

The Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco is presenting an exhibition of drawings by the renowned Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, showcasing his exceptional talent as a draughtsman.

Art of today possibly would not be what it is without the Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. Around 600 years ago, in the thriving city of Florence, Italy, young Botticelli, originally named ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --A rare portrait by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli sold for a record $92.2 million Thursday, about nine times the previous high price for the Old Master, Sotheby's said. The 1480-era ...

Jan. 21 (UPI) --A painting by Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli -- which was found to have a hidden drawing underneath -- went on view Friday in New York City ahead of its auction. The ...

A painting of Jesus by Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, one of the artist’s later masterpieces and one of the last to remain in private hands, is expected to sell for more than $40 ...