The Birth of Venus
Also known as Birth of Venus, Botticelli, Sandro, 1444 or 1445-1510. Birth of Venus, The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (Sandro Botticelli)
painting by Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi
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"The Birth of Venus" is a famous painting by Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, that depicts the goddess Venus emerging from the sea. It is considered one of the most important works of the Italian Renaissance and remains widely recognized for its graceful composition and masterful portrayal of the classical mythological subject.
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Sandro Botticelli - La nascita di Venere - Google Art Project - edited.jpg
- Height
- 172.5
- Width
- 278.5
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- catalog code
- B46
- inception
- 1478-00-00
- Commons category
- The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)
- title
- Narodziny Wenus
- described at URL
- www.artchive.com/artchive/B/botticelli/venus_text.jpg.html
- inventory number
- 00158551
- depicts Iconclass notation
- 92C4111
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Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (c. 1484–1486). Tempera on canvas. 172.5 cm × 278.9 cm (67.9 in × 109.6 in). Uffizi, Florence Detail: the face of Venus
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). The painting is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.