title: Francesco Botti
text: # Francesco Botti
  
  Francesco Botti (1640–1711) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native Florence.
  
  ## Biography
  
  His father, Giovanni was also a painter. Like his mentor Simone Pignoni, he specialized in depicting persons or scenes from classical mythology or the bible, depicting the women in seductive poses. Among his paintings are:
  
  * Diana and Acteon
  * Sophonisbae, Museo Civico di Montepulciano
  * Judgement of Paris
  * Allegory of Geometry, Museo di Beaux Arts of Arras
  * Saints of the Augustinian Order for Santa Maria dei Candeli
  * Self-portrait in the Uffizi
  * Story of Santa Rosalia, Museo della Fondazione Primo Conti in Fiesole
  * A Nativity and an Ecstasy of Ste Margherita, Cappella Corsini in Santo Spirito, Florence
  
  Among his pupils was Matteo Bonechi.
  
  