B412

The Birth of Venus

BY: SANDRO BOTTICELLI - UFFIZI GALLERY

Date: c. 1486
Original Medium: Tempera on canvas
Original Size: 67.9 x 109.6 in.

The newly born goddess Venus, arriving at the shore, stands nude in a giant scallop shell. The wind god Zephyrus blows at her from the left. One of the greek Horae at the right holds out a dress for her.