Alessandro Collection

Birth of Venus. Alessandro (Sandro) Botticelli
BOTTICELLI, Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi, also called Sandro (1445-1510). The Birth of Venus. ca. 1485. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Oil on wood

Electricity / Voltaic Pile
VOLTAIC PILE The first workable device for generating a consistent flow of electricity, invented in 1799 by Alessandro Volta

The Cestello Annunciation, 1489, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
The Cestello Annunciation, 1489, (1937). The angel Gabriel, holding a stem of lilies, brings the Virgin Mary the news that God has chosen her to bear the Christ child

Giuliano de Medici, c. 1478 / 1480. Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Giuliano de Medici, c. 1478/1480

Session of the Council of Trent in 1555. Engraving
Council of Trent (1545-1563). Convoked by Pope Paul III in 1545. A session of the council in 1555. Engraving by Huyot after a painting by Titian

Giovanni Battista Maganza the younger, Italian painter, 1577-1617. Son of Alessandro, painted history subjects and assisted his father in Vicenza, where he died of the plague in 1617

Monk in meditation. Painting by Alessandro Magnasco
Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749). Italian painter. Monk in meditation. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta

The Annunciation, ca. 1485-92. Creator: Sandro Botticelli
The Annunciation, ca. 1485-92

The goddess Fortuna, late 16th-early 17th century, (1943). Creator: Alessandro Allori
The goddess Fortuna, late 16th-early 17th century, (1943). Fortuna, the personification of luck in Roman mythology, riding the Rota Fortunae (wheel of fortune)

Abundance or Autumn, 1480-1485, (1943). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Abundance or Autumn, 1480-1485, (1943). Allegorical female figure in classical dress, with putti and cornucopia. Drawing in the British Museum, London

Pallas and the Centaur, c1480-1485, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Pallas and the Centaur, c1480-1485, (1937). Mythological scene, the goddess Pallas Athene holding a centaur by the hair. Painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Madonna of the Magnificat, 1481, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Madonna of the Magnificat, 1481, (1937). The Virgin Mary, holding the infant Jesus on her lap, is crowned by two angels as she writes the opening of the Magnificat, (an early hymn)

Detail from the Adoration of the Magi with self portrait of Botticelli, 1475, (1937). Part of a nativity scene, with the artist depicting himself at right wearing a yellow cloak

Portrait of a Youth, c1485, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Portrait of a Youth, c1485, (1937). Young man in a red hat. Painting in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. From " Sandro Botticelli" by Lionello Venturi

Pope Paul III, 1468 - 1549
3062209 Pope Paul III, 1468 - 1549.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Born Alessandro Farnese. Hand writing sample.)

Alessandro Volta (1725-1827) Italian physicist
530167 Alessandro Volta (1725-1827) Italian physicist, demonstrating his pile (battery) to Napleon. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1901. ; Universal History Archive/UIG

Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Andromeda
Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Italian astronomer and humanist. Constellation of Andromeda. De le stelle fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars). Edited in Venice in 1540

Alessandro Piccolomini (1508-1578). Italian astronomer and humanist. Draco constellation. De le Stelle Fisse (The sphere of the world and The fixed stars). Edited in Venice in 1540. Engraving, 1559

William Prescott Statue, Bunker Hill Battle Monument, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts

Alessandro Gambino Uci Mountain Bike World Cup Uci Mountain Bike World Cup Dalby Forest, Yorkshire, England 25 April 2010 Date: 25 April 2010

Ben Foden & Alessandro Zanni
Ben Foden and Alessandro Zanni England V Italy, Rbs Six Nations England V Italy, Rbs Six Nations Twickenham, Middlesex, England 07 February 2009 Date: 07 February 2009

Alessandro Zanni Italy Rugby Union Italy V England, 6-Nations Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy 10 February 2008 Date: 10 February 2008

Alessandro Moreno Italy Rugby Union 14 October 1999 Date: 14 October 1999

Alessandro Ceppolino Italy Rugby Union 14 October 1999 Date: 14 October 1999

Alessandro Moscardi Italy & Benetton Treviso Rugby Union 01 October 1999 Date: 01 October 1999

Alessandro Troncon & Cuttitta England V Italy 22 November 1998 Date: 22 November 1998

Alessandro Troncon Italy & Benetton Treviso Rugby Union 22 November 1998 Date: 22 November 1998

Alessandro Lambruschini Wins 3000m Steeplechase 16 August 1994 Date: 16 August 1994

Alessandro Tadini Italy Bmw PGA Championship 2009 Wentworth Club, Surrey, England 23 May 2009 Date: 23 May 2009

Choragic Monument and the Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece
Plans and elevations of the Lysicrates Choragic Monument 2 and the Tower of the Winds or the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrrhestes 1, Athens, Greece. Monumento di Lisicrate e Torre de Venti

Electrical machine, Voltaic pile, Leyden jar
Electrical machine 1, Voltaic pile 2, Leyden jar 3, and electrical stool 4. Physique: machine electrique, pistolet de Volta, bouteille de Leyde, tabouret electrique

View of the Beb-kar (Bab Bhar), Gate to
View of the Beb-kar, Gate to the Marina in Tunis, Tunisia, 19th century. Drawn by Alessandro Sanquirico after Nanini

Charlemagnes Paladins saying their goodbyes
Paladins, warriors of Charlemagnes court, saying their last goodbyes to their bridesmaids in the gallery of the Palace of Bourgtheroude, Normandy

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
Alexander Farnese (1545-1592), Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro, and Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. 16th century

Views of Milan and Genoa (engraving)
1619573 Views of Milan and Genoa (engraving) by Read, Samuel (1816-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views of Milan and Genoa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 September 1858)

Venus with Sacred and Profane Love, (oil on panel)
827862 Venus with Sacred and Profane Love, (oil on panel) by Bresciano, Andrea di Alessandro (16th century); 68x149 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus with Sacred and Profane Love)

Porto di Ripetta (oil on canvas)
704276 Porto di Ripetta (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (17th century); Museo di Roma, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The Porto di Ripetta was a port in the city of Rome)

Design for the Prow of the Gallery of Pope Urban VIII with the Barberini Arms of Bees
651784 Design for the Prow of the Gallery of Pope Urban VIII with the Barberini Arms of Bees and Sun, Ignudi, Tritons, Hippocamps

Two Putti Supporting a Cardinals Hat and an Escutcheon with the Arms of Camillo
651785 Two Putti Supporting a Cardinals Hat and an Escutcheon with the Arms of Camillo Pamphili: Design for a Stucco Decoration, (black and touches of red chalk, pen and brown ink)

The Rhinoceros, Clara, in the foreground, her keeper holding her horn and a whip behind her at center with various other spectators in Carnival masks, after ca. 1751

View of the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, a regatta taking place... ca
View of the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, a regatta taking place on the canal, ca. 1700-1720

Madonna and Child with Angels, 1465 / 1470. Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Madonna and Child with Angels, 1465/1470

Portrait of a Youth, c. 1482 / 1485. Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Portrait of a Youth, c. 1482/1485

The Virgin Adoring the Child, 1480 / 1490. Creator: Sandro Botticelli
The Virgin Adoring the Child, 1480/1490

Madonna and Child, c. 1470. Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Madonna and Child, c. 1470

The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1478 / 1482. Creator: Sandro Botticelli
The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1478/1482

The smaller harbor, called the Porto di Ripetta (Veduta del Porto di Ripetta), ca. 1753. Built in 1704 by the Italian Baroque architect Alessandro Specchi

Pope Paul III, Bareheaded, dated 1534. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
Pope Paul III, Bareheaded, dated 1534

Pope Paul III in a Skullcap, ca. 1514-36. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
Pope Paul III in a Skullcap, ca. 1514-36

Saint Paul of Thebes tempted by a demon, after Magnasco, ca. 1720-30

Portrait of Alessandro Casolani, 1634. Creator: Bernardino Capitelli
Portrait of Alessandro Casolani, 1634

Billon Quattrino of Paul III (?), Italian, 1534-49. Creator: Unknown
Billon Quattrino of Paul III (?), Italian, 1534-49

Memorial Decoration for the Interior of a Building to Honor the Deceased Ernst Ludwig, 1725, 1702-36

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Atreus Farnese, 1574. 1574. Creator: Anon
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Atreus Farnese, 1574

VOLTA AT ACAD. SCIENCES
Alessandro Volta presents a paper on his battery to the Academie des Sciences at Paris, in the presence of the First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte Date: 18 November 1800

[Kate Keown], 1866. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
[Kate Keown], 1866. Angelic study of tender sorrow somewhat in the style of Botticelli

The Nativity, late 15th century. Creator: Workshop of Botticelli (Italian, Florentine
The Nativity, late 15th century. IN landscape with Castel Sant Angelo

Alessandro Vittoria (1524 / 25-1608), ca. 1580. Creator: Paolo Veronese
Alessandro Vittoria (1524/25-1608), ca. 1580

Nuns at Work. Creator: Unknown
Nuns at Work. (Italian, Milanese, first half 18th century)

The Coronation of the Virgin. Creator: Unknown
The Coronation of the Virgin. (fourth quarter 15th century)

The Tame Magpie, ca. 1707-8. Creator: Alessandro Magnasco
The Tame Magpie, ca. 1707-8

Christ in the Wilderness, ca. 1515-20. Creator: Moretto da Brescia
Christ in the Wilderness, ca. 1515-20

Portrait of a Man, ca. 1520-25. Creator: Moretto da Brescia
Portrait of a Man, ca. 1520-25

The Entombment, 1554. Creator: Moretto da Brescia
The Entombment, 1554

The amphitheatre of the Villa Pamphili, 1670, (1903). Creator: Unknown
The amphitheatre of the Villa Pamphili, Rome, Italy, 1670, (1903). L Amphitheatre De La Villa Pamphili. View of the grounds

Bust of Pope Innocent X, c1690, (1881). Creator: Bernard Collier
Bust of Pope Innocent X, c1690, (1881). Etching of a bronze portrait bust of Giambattista Pamphili, Innocent X (1574-1655), made posthumously by Domenico Guidi in Rome

Alcardi, (1598-1654), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Algardi, (1598-1654), 1830. Alessandro Algardi (1598-1654) Italian high-Baroque sculptor From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Dante and Beatrice, 1492-1495, (1943). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Dante and Beatrice, 1492-1495, (1943). Illustration to " The Divine Comedy" (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin

Cosmo De Medici as One of the Wise Men, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Cosmo De Medici as One of the Wise Men, c1930. Italian banker and politician Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464) depicted kneeling in front of the Virgin in a nativity scene

Dante in Purgatory Sees The Vision of Beatrice, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Dante in Purgatory Sees The Vision of Beatrice, c1930. Italian author Dante Alighieri and the Roman poet Virgil looking at a vision Beatrice Portinari

Virgin and Child with Young St John the Baptist, 1470-1475, (1937). The Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus and John the Baptist. Painting in the Louvre Museum, Paris

Madonna of the Pomegranate, c1487, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Madonna of the Pomegranate, c1487, (1937). The Virgin Mary with the infant Christ who holds a pomegranate. Painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Madonna in Glory with Seraphim, c1469-1470, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Madonna in Glory with Seraphim, c1469-1470, (1937). Virgin and child. Painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. From " Sandro Botticelli" by Lionello Venturi

Detail from Madonna and Child with both Saints John, 1485, (1937). The Virgin Mary opens a slit in her dress to feed the infant Christ. Painting in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum in Berlin

Madonna Enthroned with Six Saints, 1483, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Madonna Enthroned with Six Saints, 1483, (1937). Painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. From " Sandro Botticelli" by Lionello Venturi. [George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1937]

The Three Graces, detail from Primavera, c1478, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
The Three Graces, detail from Primavera, c1478, (1937). Painting in the Uffizi, Gallery, Florence. From " Sandro Botticelli" by Lionello Venturi. [George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1937]

Adoration of the Magi, 1476, (1937). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Adoration of the Magi, 1476, (1937). Painting in the Uffizi, Gallery, Florence. From " Sandro Botticelli" by Lionello Venturi. [George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1937]

Portrait of Giuliano de Medici, 1478, by Sandro Botticelli (
Giuliano de Medici (1453-1478). Co-ruler of Florence. Portrait by Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), 1478. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Voltaic pile by alessandro Volta. Colored engraving
Voltaic pile invented by the italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827). Colored engraving

Prayer of the Garden (1498-1500) by Sandro Botticelli (1445
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Italian painter. Prayer of the Garden (1498-1500). Royal Chapel. Granada. Spain

Hermathena. Fresco. Italy
Hermathena. Fusion of Mercury and Athena. 16th century fresco by Federico Zuccari. Farnese Palace. Caprarola. Italy

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Italian painter. Portrait of
Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1445-1510). Italian painter. Portrait of a man with a medal of Cosimo the Elder (1475-1476). Uffizi Gallery. Florence. Italy

Manzoni, Alessandro (1785-1873). Italian writer. Leader of the National Romantic movement. Participated in the revolt of Milan in 1848, and was a senator (1860). Nineteenth-century colored engraving

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Alessandro, a name that echoes through the realms of art and science. From the birth of Venus to the creation of electricity, this name holds significance in various fields. One cannot mention Alessandro without acknowledging Sandro Botticelli, the renowned Italian painter. His masterpiece, "The Birth of Venus, " captivates viewers with its ethereal beauty and mythical allure. Botticelli's artistic genius is further showcased in "The Cestello Annunciation" where his attention to detail mesmerizes all who gaze upon it. But Alessandro extends beyond just one artist. It encompasses individuals like Alessandro Piccolomini, whose works such as "Andromeda" leave an indelible mark on history. The legacy continues with Sandro Botticelli's poignant painting, "The Lamentation over the Dead, " evoking emotions that transcend time. However, Alessandro's influence reaches far beyond art alone. It intertwines with scientific discoveries like Voltaic Pile by Alessandro Volta - a groundbreaking invention that paved the way for modern electricity. This colored engraving showcases how innovation can change our world forever. Yet amidst these achievements lies another facet - Manzoni, an Italian writer whose literary prowess shaped literature during his time and continues to inspire generations today. From frescoes depicting Hermathena's prayer in Italy to portraits capturing the essence of individuals by Sandro Botticelli himself; each brushstroke or pen stroke bearing witness to the greatness embodied within this name. Alessandro represents a fusion of creativity and intellect; a testament to human potential across different disciplines throughout history. Whether it be on canvas or through scientific breakthroughs or even within pages filled with words - this name leaves an everlasting imprint on our collective consciousness.