The birth of Venus
Painting by Sandro Botticelli
The Birth of Venus 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. The painting is in the... Wikipedia
Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Location: Uffizi Gallery
Created: 1485–1486
Medium: Tempera
Periods: Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, Florentine painting, and more
Dimensions: 5′ 8″ x 9′ 2″
Subject: Venus