Ian Gillan was born on August 19, 1945.
Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Cleopatra is an oil on canvas -LRB- 57x42 cm -RRB- painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Piero di Cosimo , dating from about 1480 or 1490 .. Italian. Italy. Renaissance. Renaissance. Piero di Cosimo. Piero di Cosimo. Simonetta Vespucci. Simonetta Vespucci. It is in the Musee Conde in Chantilly , France .. Musee Conde. Musee Conde. Simonetta Vespucci was a Genoese noblewoman who married Marco Vespucci of Florence at the age of either 15 or 16 , and who was renowned for being the greatest beauty of her age - certainly of the city of Florence .. Simonetta Vespucci. Simonetta Vespucci. Genoese. Genoa. Florence. Florence. She was admired by all of Florence for her beauty , which later became a legend after her premature death in 1476 at the age of 23 .. Florence. Florence. Sandro Botticelli was inspired by her features in The Birth of Venus and Piero di Cosimo was a passionate admirer .. Piero di Cosimo. Piero di Cosimo. Sandro Botticelli. Sandro Botticelli. The Birth of Venus. The Birth of Venus ( Botticelli )