What are Botticelli’s most famous works?

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), an Italian painter, is one of the most notable artists of the Renaissance. Most of his pictures are of religious subjects, but he also painted portraits, mythological scenes, and allegories. His most famous and original works are his mythological paintings. Chief among them are the two great masterpieces in the Uffizi in Flurence, Primavera (c. 1478) and The Birth of Venus (c. 1485) –supremely graceful works that have become so famous that they are practically symbols of the Renaissance. His refined, elegant figures became an inspiration for the Pre-Raphaelites and a major source of influence on Art Nouveau.