Finished 2nd November 2010 + updated 16th May 2016
The Birth of Venus
by Sandro Botticelli
painted in the late 15th century (1486) with tempera on canvas. It can now be seen in the Uffici Gallery at Florence, Italy. The painting shows the goddess of love arriving at the sea-shore in a shell, surrounded by the westwind Zephyr (left side) and a horae welcoming her.
The gesture of Venus is inspired by the sculpture of the Venus de Medici, which Sandro was able to study.
A Weltbild jigsaw puzzle (german mailorder house)
measures: 99x66cm with gilded surface
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