Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus

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That shell! That pose! That wind! So much in this painting seems impossible, not least its divine beauty.

Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, c. 1483–85, tempera on canvas, 172.5 x 278.5 cm (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)

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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus," in Smarthistory, December 5, 2015, accessed April 25, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/sandro-botticelli-the-birth-of-venus/.