"Botticelli drew frequently, to such an extent that artists went to considerable lengths after his death to follow his drawings. We have some in our (drawing) book which are executed with great skill and discernment." (Giorgio Vasari)

With the exception of Botticelli's Dante drawings, only a few have survived of the artist's many studies mentioned by Vasari in 1550. However, those which we do have, bear witness to the high quality of Botticelli's drawing skill. Their execution is remarkably detailed, and the artist made use of various techniques in order to render his work as effective as possible.

Preview	Picture Data	Info
	Study of two standing figures c. 1475 Metal point on primed paper, white highlights, 165 x 100 mm Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille
	Three Angels 1475-80 Pen with brown shading on pink prepared paper, 100 x 235 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Allegory of Abundance 1480-85 Pen, brown ink, brown wash over black chalk and pink tinted paper, 317 x 253 mm British Museum, London
	St John the Baptist 1480s Pen with bistre on pink paper, 360 x 155 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Pallas c. 1490 Pen and bistre over black chalkon a pink ground, 220 x 140 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Angel c. 1490 Chalk, traced with pen, washed and heightened with white, 266 x 165 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	Adoration of the Child c. 1495 Pen shaded with brown, white heeightening and pink wash, 161 x 258 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence