How does this artwork elucidate its History?
The Madonna of the Pomegranate is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist, Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni dei Filipepi (1445–1510), better known as Sandro Botticelli. Botticelli was born and raised in Florence, where he spent a majority of his life as one of the most admired artists of the Florentine Renaissance. In Botticelli's early teenage years, he withdrew from his studies to begin training as an artist. Botticelli began his training under one of the most influential painters in Florence, Fra Filippo Lippi (1406-1469). Lippi was well protected in Florence by the well known, powerful Medici family; he also created works for convents and churches. Lippi was well known for his line clarity and the use of female figures, which is significant because it had a great influence on Botticelli's style. Madonna of the Pomegranateis one of many paintings produced from Botticelli out of his Florence studio. Botticelli was already an established artist during the time of the creation of the Madonna of the Pomegranate, with many other well known paintings. It is unknown if the painting was commissioned and by whom.
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