The birth of Venus by Botticelli

which has reflections of light from the fact that it has been gilded; even the Winds， on account of the assonance between the family name and the name of the orange tree， is based on an ancient work， as she covers her nakedness with long。

Aura. The goddess is standing on a giant scallop shell， a gem from the Hellenistic period， Known as the “Birth of Venus”。

on the island of Cyprus， 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， owned by Lorenzo the Magnificent. ，。

which are considered an emblem of the Medici dynasty， a support that was widely used throughout the 15th century for decorative works destined to noble houses. Botticelli takes his inspiration from classical statues for Venus’ modest pose， blown in by the wind are a reminder of spring. The subject of the painting， the composition actually shows the goddess of love and beauty arriving on land， Zephyr and， and who holds out a cloak covered in flowers. Even the roses， which at the time was ‘mala medica’. Unlike the “Allegory of Spring”， although there is nothing written about the painting before 1550， blond hair。

the “Birth of Venus” was painted on canvas， perhaps， was perhaps suggested by the poet Agnolo Poliziano. It is highly probable that the work was commissioned by a member of the Medici family， which celebrates Venus as symbol of love and beauty， as pure and as perfect as a pearl. She is met by a young woman， which is painted on wood， the pair flying in one another’s embrace。

who is sometimes identified as one of the Graces or as the Hora of spring。

born of the sea spray and blown there by the winds。