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The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere [ˈnaʃʃita di ˈvɛːnere]) is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid 1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown (called Venus Anadyomene and often depicted in art).
Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli completed c. 1485. It was painted for the home of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici. It is among the greatest examples of art inspired by Classical literature and sculpture and partly by the Renaissance.
Narodziny Wenus (wł. Nascita di Venere) – obraz włoskiego malarza renesansowego Sandra Botticellego. Data powstania dzieła nie jest znana. Istnieją koncepcje, iż powstało w tym samym roku co Wiosna (1478) lub też ok. 1485 roku [1].
8 paź 2021 · A detail of Venus from Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, c. 1485; Sandro Botticelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. To Venus’ right (our left) are two figures in the air, busy blowing towards Venus. They have been identified as the Greek god Zephyr, associated with the west winds.
It depicts Venus born from the sea foam, blown by the west wind, Zephyr, and the nymph, Chloris, towards one of the Horai, who prepares to dress her with a flowered mantle. This universal icon of...
Learn about the famous painting by Sandro Botticelli, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses and Neoplatonic philosophy. Discover the meaning, the technique and the context of this masterpiece of XV century Italian art.
Composition: Botticelli's Birth of Venus is one of the most treasured artworks of the Renaissance. In it the goddess Venus (known as Aphrodite in Greek mythology) emerges from the sea upon a shell aligned with the myth that explains her birth.
