Francesco Botti
# 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.

