Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli Print in Glass Fronted 10" x 13.5" Frame

INCLUDES VAT AND DELIVERY Known as the “Birth of Venus”, the composition actually shows the goddess of love and beauty

arriving on land, on the island of Cyprus, born of the sea spray and blown there by the winds,

Zephyr and, perhaps, Aura.

The goddess is standing on a giant scallop shell, as pure and as perfect as a pearl. She is met by a

young woman, who is sometimes identified as one of the Graces or as the Hora of spring, and

who holds out a cloak covered in flowers. Even the roses, blown in by the wind are a

reminder of spring.

The subject of the painting, which celebrates Venus as symbol of love and beauty, was perhaps suggested by the poet Agnolo Poliziano.

It is highly probable that the work was commissioned by a member of the Medici family, although there is nothing written about the painting before 1550, when Giorgio Vasari describes it in the Medici’s Villa of Castello, owned by the cadet branch of the Medici family since the mid-15th century.

This hypothesis would seem to be born out by the orange trees in the painting, which are considered an emblem of the Medici dynasty, on account of the assonance between the family name and the name of the orange tree, which at the time was ‘mala medica’.

• Real Glass fronted Framed Art Picture.
• Beautiful Wood Effect
• Ready for wall hanging  (No String supplied)
• Also Ready For Table Top
• Frame Size 10 inches x 13.5 Inches (metric 342mm x 255mm)
• Image Size 7.5 inches x 11 Inches (metric 282mm x 195mm)

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