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Calumny of Apelles is completed in the mid-1490s as an allegory of unjust accusation, later in the Uffizi

1494–97; Vasari says gift to Antonio Segni. Alberti’s description of Apelles’ allegory is the literary source. In the causal graph this event strengthens Judicial independence erosion (court capture), a driver that strengthens Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score — a worsening welfare path.

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Context

Shared Alberti/humanist source remains. Savonarolan Florence is context, not tape of the commission.

Sandro Botticelli’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Conventional dating c. 1494–97; Vasari says gift to Antonio Segni. Alberti’s description of Apelles’ allegory is the literary source. Florence after 1494 is a climate of faction and denunciation — neighbouring context, not proven commission politics.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

Evidence

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Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Uffizi — Botticelli, Calumny of ApellesGallerie degli Uffizi · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Sandro BotticelliEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Uffizi and Britannica independently place Calumny in the 1490s oeuvre.

Sandro Botticelli did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Split from Pazzi pittura.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorSandro Botticelli
  2. contributed toFactCalumny of Apelles is completed in the mid-1490s as an allegory of unjust accusation, later in the Uffizi
  3. strengthensDriverJudicial independence erosion (court capture)
  4. strengthensIndicatorRule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

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Factrail. (2026). Calumny of Apelles is completed in the mid-1490s as an allegory of unjust accusation, later in the Uffizi. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/sb-calumny-apelles

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Accessed 16 October 2026.

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