Episode 7: Birth of Venus by Alessandro Botticelli
Italian Masterpieces Rebuilding the Renaissance
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11m
The Birth of Venus is one of the world’s most recognized paintings. In depicting how the Roman goddess of love, Venus, came into being, Botticelli continued his depiction of mythological subject matter in painting. This lecture will examine the composition and symbolism of the painting, as well as discussing the je ne sais quoi that makes the painting so timelessly appealing.
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