Ultra HD Master (6 000 × 3 768 px)
Renaissance
1485–1486
The Birth of Venus
Original title: Nascita di Venere
Sandro Botticelli
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Tempera on canvas
Dimensions:
172.5 cm × 278.5 cm
Date of Creation:
1485–1486
Scan Resolution:
6 000 × 3 768 px
Archive File Size:
11.5 MB
Permanent Collection:
Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Historical Narrative
One of the undisputed pinnacles of the Italian Renaissance. It depicts the goddess Venus emerging from the sea as a fully grown woman arriving on the shore riding a giant scallop shell, blown by the gentle wind gods Zephyrs and welcomed by one of the Horae.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Botticelli departs from strict naturalistic anatomy in favor of poetic linear grace, rhythmic contours, and an ethereal Neoplatonic allegory that celebrates divine love and idealized spiritual beauty."
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