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In 1464 Botticelli's father bought a house in Via Nuova nearby (modern Via della
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They decorated the screen of the unusually located choir, which was demolished in 1564–1566 when they were detached and moved to the nave. They are now in the refectory, moved there after sustaining slight damage in the
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Botticelli was born in a house on the same street as the church, still called Via Borgo
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in his study at Hippo in 420. The time is shown on the clock by his head as the end of the twenty-fourth hour, counting from the previous sunset. This is the hour of
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in meditation inside his study. The precise subject is a legend, probably first found in the 13th century, of a vision
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This article is about the painting executed in 1480, in the church of
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Dov'è Frate
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Venus and the Three Graces
Presenting Gifts to a Young Woman
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A Young Man Being
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Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist
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