Birth of Venus



Birth of Venus. Sandro Botticelli. c. 1484–1486 C.E. Tempera on canvas.
  • MOST ICONIC IMAGES OF WESTERN ART; FIRST FEMALE NUDE IN RENAISSANCE BESIDES EVE; NON-CHRISTIAN; COLLECTION OF THE MEDICI; BOTTICELLI DEFIES NATURALISM COMMON IN THE RENAISSANCE STYLE; LINEAR PAINTING, FLOWING HAIR, WAVES, AND DRAPERY
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