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Botticelli depicts the goddess Venus arriving on shore, born from sea foam, in one of the first large mythological scenes since antiquity. Commissioned in Medici Florence, its graceful line and pale, luminous figures came to define Renaissance beauty. Venus's pose echoes classical statues of modesty.
The Birth of Venus
- Datec. 1485
- MovementEarly Renaissance
- WhereUffizi Gallery, Florence
- RegionItaly