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The Birth of Venus, c. 1480
Sandro Botticelli
Tempera on canvas · 172.5 x 278.5 cm
Venus drifts ashore on a shell, weightless and freshly formed.
Botticelli's goddess drifts to shore on a shell, born of sea-foam, hair streaming in a wind blown by flying zephyrs. Painted around 1485 in luminous tempera, its flowing line and pale grace remain the defining image of Renaissance beauty.
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