otives full of decorative grace and homely affection from the association of angels with the Child Christ, the mind of the beholder being thus diverted from the religious character of the representation" (Venturi 15-16). Lippi was one of the most revered masters of his time, having Lorenzo de' Medici as a loyal patron and greatly influencing Michelangelo (Lightbown 18-19).
             During his time as an apprentice, Botticelli learned how to use lines to express the human form naturally and with imagined movement (Lightbown 20). One of the effects Botticelli imitated most frequently in his paintings that he learned from Lippi was the appearance of something transparent over a contrasting color like flesh, red, or blue. From his master, Botticelli gained knowledge of the common repertoire such as the Madonna, Adoration of the Magi, and frescoes of saints. He also learned how to use numerous groups of characters in a painting to express a certain emotion as well as the use of depth and perspective with the integration of certain architectural designs (Lightbown 21). At
             around 1467, Botticelli left Lippi to conduct his own workshop,
             which was mentioned by a prominent chronicler Benedetto Dei,
             which was no small feat at the time and is evidence to his
             growing name in the art world (Ettlinger 8). In fact, after
             Filipo's death in 1969, his son Filippino sought out an
             apprenticeship with Botticelli and became one of his star pupils
             Botticelli produced his first work, Fortitude, in 1470 for
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