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In the 15th century Italy and 17th century Dutch came a rise in wealth, and with it an influx and need for the arts. In Sandro Botticelli painting The Birth of Venus from 1483-to 1485 shows admiration for the classical past. A newly born Venus washing ashore on the scallop shell. Her long swirling golden hair helps to cover her otherwise nude form, her eyes turned away from onlookers gaze. The winds, Zephyr and his nymph Chloris, blow Venus to shore on otherwise very calm waters. Awaiting her is a devotee who splays out an embroidered flower sheet to cover Venus exposed body. The Birth of Venus plays with both Classical and Idealistic ideas.Venus is pictured with a perfectly defined, perfectly proportioned body. Her face is perfectly round
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