We wish you a good weekend with this #tribute to #culture
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Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” represents an #icon of Italian art in the world and a universal #ideal of female beauty.
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The #shell we have highlighted has always symbolized a birth or rebirth while, according to the doctrine of the age, moral and spiritual qualities coincide with physical beauty, therefore Venus would be the personification of the human soul in all its purity and harmony.
Taking these aspects, it’s possible to understand the allegory of #love understood as the driving force of Nature.
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☞ Do you know…

‣ Contrary to what is described by the title of the work, the #painting doesn’t tell about the birth of the Goddess, but her landing on the island of Cyprus.

‣ The very #face of this Venus is also depicted on the Italian #coin with a value of 10 euro cents.

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⇒ Date: 1485-1486

⇒ Material: Tempera on canvas

⇒ Dimensions: 1,72 m x 2,78 m

⇒ Site: Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy