Artworks · Early Renaissance ·
The Birth of Venus
Painting · Early Renaissance
Sandro Botticelli
· Italian · c. 1445-1510
The Birth of Venus
c. 1485
- Medium
- Tempera on canvas
- Dimensions
- 172.5 x 278.9 cm (67.9 x 109.8 in)
- Type
- Painting
- Movement
- Early Renaissance
- Collection
- Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
- Credit
- Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Venus arrives from the sea in a composition of grace, rhythm, and mythic beauty.
Botticelli draws rather than models. ANINA Arts