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[[File:Sandro Botticelli - La nascita di Venere - Google Art Project - edited.jpg|thumb|400px|Sandro Botticelli, ''The Birth of Venus'' (c. 1484–1486). [[Tempera]] on canvas. 172.5 cm × 278.9 cm (67.9 in × 109.6 in). [[Uffizi]], Florence]] |
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| caption = ''The Birth of Venus'' |
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| artist = Sandro Botticelli |
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| medium = [[Tempera]] on canvas |
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| subject = The goddess [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] arriving at the shore after her birth, having emerged from the sea fully-grown (called [[Venus Anadyomene]] and often depicted in art) |
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| museum = [[Uffizi|Uffizi Gallery]] |
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| city = [[Florence]] |
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'''''The Birth of Venus''''' ({{lang-it|Nascita di Venere}} {{IPA-it|ˈnaʃʃita di ˈvɛːnere|}}) is a [[painting]] by the Italian artist [[Sandro Botticelli]], probably made in the mid 1480s. It depicts the goddess [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown (called [[Venus Anadyomene]] and often depicted in art). The painting is in the [[Uffizi|Uffizi Gallery]] in [[Florence]], Italy. |
'''''The Birth of Venus''''' ({{lang-it|Nascita di Venere}} {{IPA-it|ˈnaʃʃita di ˈvɛːnere|}}) is a [[painting]] by the Italian artist [[Sandro Botticelli]], probably made in the mid 1480s. It depicts the goddess [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown (called [[Venus Anadyomene]] and often depicted in art). The painting is in the [[Uffizi|Uffizi Gallery]] in [[Florence]], Italy. |
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They have been endlessly analysed by [[art historian]]s, with the main themes being: the emulation of ancient painters and the context of wedding celebrations (generally agreed), the influence of [[Renaissance Neo-Platonism]] (somewhat controversial), and the identity of the commissioners (not agreed). Most art historians agree, however, that the ''Birth'' does not require complex analysis to decode its meaning, in the way that the ''Primavera'' probably does. While there are subtleties in the painting, its main meaning is a straightforward, if individual, treatment of a traditional scene from [[Greek mythology]], and its appeal is sensory and very accessible, hence its enormous popularity.<ref>Ettlingers, 135–136; Lightbown, 160–162</ref> |
They have been endlessly analysed by [[art historian]]s, with the main themes being: the emulation of ancient painters and the context of wedding celebrations (generally agreed), the influence of [[Renaissance Neo-Platonism]] (somewhat controversial), and the identity of the commissioners (not agreed). Most art historians agree, however, that the ''Birth'' does not require complex analysis to decode its meaning, in the way that the ''Primavera'' probably does. While there are subtleties in the painting, its main meaning is a straightforward, if individual, treatment of a traditional scene from [[Greek mythology]], and its appeal is sensory and very accessible, hence its enormous popularity.<ref>Ettlingers, 135–136; Lightbown, 160–162</ref> |
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==Description and subject== |
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