One work by this man was inspired by Lucian's Essay on Slander, while another depicts six figures un
One work by this man was inspired by Lucian's Essay on Slander, while another depicts six figures under a myrtle tree. In addition to The Calumny of Apelles and Venus and Mars, this man created two works which center on a certain fruit, Madonna of the Magnificat and Madonna of the Pomegranate. A pupil of Fra Filippo Lippi, late in life this man became a follower of Savonarola and destroyed many of his works in the Bonfire of the Vanities. For 10 points, name this artist of Primavera, who showed a goddess riding a seashell in The Birth of Venus.
One work by this man was inspired by Lucian's Essay on Slander, while another depicts six figures under a myrtle tree.
Sandro {Botticelli} [or Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi]