Saturday, July 9, 2016

Birth of Venus

Botticelli’s famous painting of The Birth od Venus was executed in the middle of the 1480s. At the start of the 16th century, the painting hung together with Primavera in the country villa of the Medici in Castello.

Botticelli’s Birth of Venus is based on a poem by Angelo Poliziano (1454-1494) a leading humanist of the day. In this painting, unlike in Primavera, Venus is nude, as in the famous statue by the ancient Greek master Praxiteles.
Birth of Venus 
In Botticelli’s lyrical painting of the poet’s retelling of the Greek myth, Zephyrus, carrying Chloris, blows Venus, born of sea foam and carried on a cockle shell, to her sacred island, Cyprus.

Venus was born a grown woman at the zenith of her beauty, from the foam generated by the member of the god Uranus, which fells into the Aegean se when he was emasculated by Chronos. This tradition story told since ancient times by Greek poets, including Homer and Hesiod.
Birth of Venus 

at
Labels: , , ,

The Most Popular Posts

  • Dora Maar au Chat
    Dora Maar au Chat It was painted in 1941 by Pablo Picasso. It depicts Dora Maar, the painter’s Croatian mistress, seated on a chair with s...
  • The Potato Eaters, 1885
    Vincent van Gogh painted the picture in April-May 1885, at Nuenen, where van Gogh’s parents had lived since 1883.  Vincent lived there for t...
  • Art in the Old Stone Age
    Art in the Old Stone Age From the moment in 1879 that cave paintings were discovered at Altamira , scholars wondered why the hunters of the ...
  • History of The Dinner Table by Matisse
    In 1892, Matisse began study with Gustavo Moreau. After 5 years Moreau told Matisse that it was time for him to produce a major work to demo...
  • Ancient Chaldean arts
    The Chaldeans came originally from northeast Mesopotamia and took control of Babylon in 625 BC. Geographically, Chaldea occupied a central...

Other Interesting Articles

  • Agriculture Technology Avenue
    Integrated Farm Management (IFM) is a holistic approach to farming that seamlessly combines traditional agricultural practices with cutting-edge technologi...
  • Food Science Avenue
    Lager beer, a globally celebrated beverage, owes its distinct characteristics to a meticulous brewing process that sets it apart from other beer styles. Th...
  • Famous Scientists
    Eugène-Melchior Péligot (1811–1890) stands as a luminary in the annals of chemistry, celebrated for his pivotal contributions to the understanding of urani...
  • History of American Business
    The history of bars in the United States is a rich tapestry woven with cultural, social, and economic threads. Bars, also known as saloons, taverns, or pub...
  • Food Technology and Processing
    Mascarpone cheese, an indulgent and versatile Italian cheese, plays a pivotal role in many culinary creations, most famously in tiramisu. Its rich, velvety...