Thursday, November 18, 2010

Sandro Botticelli: birth of venus



The Birth of Venus was a famous painting made by Botticellli  It shows Venus, also known as Aphrodite, being born from the sea. She is being pushed onto the shore by two wind Gods, and when she is at the shore a woman is trying to put a cloak on her. This painting is one of the most well-known paintings from the Renissance; it shows Venus's brazen beauty.


 Citation:
Botticelli, Sandro. The Birth of Venusc. 1485. Galleria Degli Uffizi Florence Italy. Www.topofart.com/. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. http://www.topofart.com/artists/Alessandro_Filippepi_Botticelli/art_reproduction/158/The_Birth_of_Venus.php.
 
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