Raffaello Botticini [SEP] occupation
Raffaello Botticini
Raffaello Botticini (1474–1520) was an Italian Renaissance painter.
Not much is known about Botticini's life, except through his works. His father was the painter Francesco Botticini. Raffaello he was first assistant, later successor at the helm of his father's workshop. "The Tabernacle of the Sacrament", commissioned to his father Francesco in 1484 and delivered in 1491 to be placed on the altar of the collegiate church of Sant'Andrea in Empoli, now in the Museum of the city, is considered the official
legal records.
On 16 January 1498, Francesco Botticini died in Florence, Italy at the age of 51. At the time he was in the process of working on the monumental "Tabernacle of the Sacrament" for the collegiate church of Empoli. His son, Raffaello Botticini, was commissioned to finish the altarpiece after his death.
Works.
Works "Tabernacle of the Sacrament".
The "Tabernacle of the Sacrament" was commissioned as an altarpiece for the high altar of the church in Empoli, Italy. This