# Botticelli – July 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 30, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301 "2026-06-30T15:08:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/321 "2026-07-26T23:08:21Z")
Final DQ: known from writing or other literary arts? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/322 "2026-07-26T23:28:22Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Not originally American 3. Male 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Originally European 7. Last name begins with M 8. Not known from the performing arts 9. Not born after 1960 10. Not best known as a European 11. Not best known for a single role or event 12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000 13. Not best known from movies or TV 14. Not best known from a genre 15. Caucasian 16. Not born after 1950 17. No major awards for my work, but I was on the cover of _Life_ magazine 18. First become widely known before 1980 19. Last name starts with Ma-Mi 20. Not known from writing or other literary art @knoodler has one remaining DQ, and @Elendil_s_Heir has two. Please ask them by 2100 Eastern tomorrow, 27 July. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/323 "2026-07-27T02:36:32Z")
Final DQ: First name begins A-M? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/324 "2026-07-27T13:21:59Z")
**M** 1. Real 2. Not originally American 3. Male 4. Alive 5. Known from the arts 6. Originally European 7. Last name begins with M 8. Not known from the performing arts 9. Not born after 1960 10. Not best known as a European 11. Not best known for a single role or event 12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000 13. Not best known from movies or TV 14. Not best known from a genre 15. Caucasian 16. Not born after 1950 17. No major awards for my work, but I was on the cover of _Life_ magazine 18. First become widely known before 1980 19. Last name starts with Ma-Mi 20. Not known from writing or other literary art 21. First name does not begin A-M Waiting for EH. . . . ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/325 "2026-07-27T15:39:32Z")
So… we have a living male, over 75, born in Europe and living in America Known from Arts but not best known for TV, film, performing, literature, or genre. First name begins with N-Z. Made the cover of _Life_; probably puts his best achievement between 1950-1970. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/326 "2026-07-28T03:43:19Z")
Okay – time for Firstname-Lastname questions. Please ask them by 2100, Wednesday 27 Jul. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/327 "2026-07-28T17:27:32Z")
Sorry - been offline a few days. Previous IQs: Were you Capt. Aubrey’s particular friend? - Yes, Dr. Stephen Maturin, in Patrick O’Brian’s Napoleonic naval adventures Were you a Seventies Congresswoman with a particularly WASPy name? - Millicent Fenwick (R-NJ) Did you play Tony Soprano’s pissed-off mom? - Nancy Marchand (and no, he just had one; she played Frasier’s mom on _Cheers_, too!) Can’t figure out who this guy is… ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/328 "2026-07-29T23:40:57Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > 2100, Wednesday 27 Jul. Oops. “Wednesday 29 July”. No, you don’t get several years to think this over. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/329 "2026-07-29T23:50:44Z")
I’m not sure I could guess it by 2100. Maybe 2112… don’t rush me… ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/330 "2026-07-30T01:19:17Z")
[![](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?height=791&quality=85&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2F5gm7EV_aekQw91gEN841JA%2Fnormalized.jpg&width=800) ](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?height=791&quality=85&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2F5gm7EV_aekQw91gEN841JA%2Fnormalized.jpg&width=800) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/331 "2026-07-30T01:22:54Z")
@Elendil_s_Heir @kitap@De_La_Rue@Prof.Pepperwinkle @Eureka@SunUp@knoodler ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/332 "2026-07-30T01:25:59Z")
Well, I remember Peter Max, but I wasn’t playing this round. I’d have guessed Bob Mackie. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/333 "2026-07-30T01:40:37Z")
I was completely cluelesz. Art is not a strong point ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/334 "2026-07-30T01:43:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > @De_La_Rue Yes, I know who Peter Max is. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/335 "2026-07-30T01:43:24Z")
Peter Max, based on your image. Good choice for this game. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/336 "2026-07-30T01:44:35Z")
I may have seen art in this style before, but do not know the name Peter Max. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/337 "2026-07-30T01:47:05Z")
Peter Max was THE name in pop/psychedelic art in the 60s/early 70s. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/338 "2026-07-30T18:05:12Z")
I recognize both the picture and the name of the artist. Good one, **SCAdian**! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/339 "2026-07-31T01:11:44Z")
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