Europe
The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)
When it was made
c. 1485
How do we know this date?
The date is approximate. (approximate date)
Certainty: high Source: Uffizi
The goddess emerging from the sea — an icon of Renaissance mythology and the ideal of beauty.
Facts
- Culture
- Italian Renaissance
- Place of origin
- Florence, Italy
- Where it is today
- Galleria degli Uffizi
- Institution
- Uffizi Gallery
- Type
- Painting
- Material
- tempera
- Movement / style
- Early Renaissance
