Francesco Botti
Francesco Botti was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native Florence.
Biography
His father, Giovanni was also a painter. Like his mentor Simone Pignoni, he specialized in depicting persons or scenes from classical mythology or the bible, depicting the women in seductive poses. Among his paintings are:- Diana and Acteon
- Sophonisbae, Museo Civico di Montepulciano
- Judgement of Paris
- Allegory of Geometry, Museo di Beaux Arts of Arras
- Saints of the Augustinian Order for Santa Maria dei Candeli
- Self-portrait in the Uffizi
- Story of Santa Rosalia, Museo della Fondazione Primo Conti in Fiesole
- A Nativity and an Ecstasy of Ste Margherita, Cappella Corsini in Santo Spirito, Florence