ous workshop of \b \cf4 \ATXht1093 Filippo Lippi\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , in 1467 Botticelli moved to that of Andrea Verrocchio, where the brightest talents of the new generation of painters of the Florentine Renaissance were trained. The artistÆs long career w
as characterized by the constant patronage of the Medici family, and of Lorenzo the Magnificent in particular, from whose refined Humanistic culture the painter drew his inspiration. In his maturity Botticelli developed a profound sense of unease and rel
igious tension, linked to the collapse of Humanistic certainties and the preaching of Girolamo Savonarola in Florence. This resulted in old-fashioned pictures of vehement spirituality, challenging contemporary ideals.