Art

Which Italian painter is known for painting the Birth of Venus in 1485?

Bet your knowledge and answer Start the Quiz

Correct answer

Sandro Botticelli

Explanation

Sandro Botticelli (ca. 1445-1510) was an Italian painter active in Florence. His main works include "Primavera" (Spring)(1482) and The Birth of Venus (1485), which are influenced by the ideals of humanism. Boticelli's talent was discovered early. In the 1470s he was commissioned to work for the powerful Italian noble family, the Medicis. In the 1480s, he was called to Rome and worked on frescoes in the Sistine Chapel for Pope Sixtus IV and later founded his own workshop.

Statistics

59% correct 140 correct · 97 incorrect

Question added 2008-12-13