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Botticelli's Primary Training

When: 1461–1462
Where: Florentine workshops
Part of: Leonardo and Botticelli as pupils of Verrocchio

Botticelli was apprenticed to Fra Filippo Lippi around 1461 or 1462, with Verrocchio involvement remaining unproven speculation.

From around 1461 or 1462, Botticelli was apprenticed to Fra Filippo Lippi. While there is speculation about a shorter period in Verrocchio's workshop, his presence there cannot be definitively proven, unlike his documented training under Lippi.

Sources

Sandro Botticelli Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06

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