Birth of Venus - Aphrodite - Sandro Botticelli - La nascita di Venere
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Birth of Venus - Aphrodite by Sandro Botticelli
Birth of Venus - Aphrodite - Sandro Botticelli - La nascita di Venere

Birth of Venus, painted by Sandro Botticelli in the mid 1480s.

The birth of Venus tells the story of the goddesses' birth as told in Greek Mythology. It is one of the renown examples of Greek mythological themes being inspirational in the arts for centuries. The original painting by Botticelli was painted during the Italian Renaissance, and it became a popular icon reproduced in vast quantities in media and advertising in contemporary times.

This image is in the public domain.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg

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Aphrodite Mythology Not Ancient
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