The Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus (Italian: Nascita di Venere [ˈnaʃʃita di ˈvɛːnere]), most likely in the middle of the 1480s. It shows the goddess Venus, also known as Venus Anadyomene and frequently shown in art, reaching the land after giving birth and emerging fully grown from the water. Florence, Italy’s Uffizi Gallery is … Read more