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The Birth of Venus

By: Sandro Botticelli
Date: 1485
Medium: Tempera on canvas
Size: 172.5 x 278.5 cm
Location: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The newly born goddess Venus, arriving at the shore, stands nude in a giant scallop shell. The wind god Zephyrus blows at her from the left. One of the greek Horae at the right holds out a dress for her.