Venus
1490 Gemäldegalerie Berlin
About this artwork
A nude female figure, identified as Venus, stands against a dark background, adopting the Venus Pudica pose with one hand covering her breast and the other her groin, partially obscured by her long, flowing golden hair.
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This particular depiction of Venus is often referred to as 'Venus Pudica' (modest Venus) due to her gesture of covering herself. While Botticelli is most famous for his 'Birth of Venus', this standing figure captures a similar ethereal quality and his distinctive linear grace, embodying the renewed interest in classical antiquity during the Early Renaissance.
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Venus
Sandro Botticelli, 1490
