Early Renaissance, Renaissance

The Birth of Venus

by Sandro Botticelli • 1478 CE

🎨 Artwork Information

Artist
Sandro Botticelli
Year Created
1478 CE
Materials
tempera canvas
Movements
Early Renaissance Renaissance
Genre
nude
Period
Early Renaissance
Art Forms
painting
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🖼️ Artwork

The Birth of Venus

📝 About This Artwork

painting by Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi

Depicted Topic
birth of Aphrodite
Alternative Titles
The Birth of Venus Birth of Venus Botticelli, Sandro, 1444 or 1445-1510. Birth of Venus The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli The Birth of Venus (Sandro Botticelli)

📐 Technical Details

Inception Period
1478
Earliest Date
1478

🏛️ Ownership & Provenance

Inventory Number
00158551
Copyright Status
public domain

🎭 What This Artwork Depicts

20 depicted entities

birth half shell Zephyrus Venus Horae sea shore sky tree rose woman Aphrodite waist-length hair navel wind birth of Aphrodite angel flowering plant seashell coastline

🏛️ Collections

Uffizi Gallery

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