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The Birth Of Venus Sandro Botticelli

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The Birth of Venus – Botticelli The birth of Venus is a painting created by Sandro Botticelli believed to of been painted in the mid 1480s. It depicts the Roman Goddess of love being born from the foam of the sea. Currently this painting is on display at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. As stated, the painting depicts the scene of Roman Goddess of love, Venus after being born from the seafoam and being blown to shore by Zephyr the God of wind. She stands a seashell which reflects her origin of the ocean and also represents birth and fertility due to its resemblance to female genitalia. She is nude, as she is newly born, and is covering her body with her long hair to retain modesty, whilst Horea the Goddess of the seasons stands to the
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