The Birth of Venus

Summary

The Birth of Venus is a painting^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Birth of Venus is the creator of Sandro Botticelli^[3].
• The Birth of Venus is in the country of Italy^[4].
• The Birth of Venus's instance of is recorded as painting^[5].
• The Birth of Venus is associated with the Early Renaissance movement^[6].
• The Birth of Venus's genre is mythological painting^[7].
• The Birth of Venus's genre is nude^[8].
• The Birth of Venus's based on is recorded as Venus Pudica^[9].
• The Birth of Venus's based on is recorded as birth of Aphrodite^[10].
• The Birth of Venus's part of the series is recorded as mythological paintings by Botticelli^[11].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as birth^[12].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as half shell^[13].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as Zephyrus^[14].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as Venus^[15].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as Horae^[16].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as sea^[17].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as shore^[18].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as sky^[19].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as tree^[20].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as rose^[21].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as woman^[22].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as Aphrodite^[23].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as waist-length hair^[24].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as navel^[25].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as wind^[26].
• The Birth of Venus's depicts is recorded as birth of Aphrodite^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Birth of Venus is the creator of Sandro Botticelli^[3].

Publication

Genres include mythological painting^[7] and nude^[8]. The Birth of Venus's part of the series is recorded as mythological paintings by Botticelli^[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Venus Anadyomene^[28] and birth of Aphrodite^[29]. The Birth of Venus is associated with the Early Renaissance movement^[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as mythological paintings by Botticelli^[11].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include tempera^[30] and canvas^[31]. The Birth of Venus dates from the Early Renaissance^[32]. Recorded location include Uffizi Gallery - Room 11-12, Botticelli's, Florence, Italy^[33] and Uffizi Gallery^[34].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Birth of Venus include Venus on the Half-Shell^[35], a literary work^[36], written by Philip José Farmer^[37].

Why It Matters

The Birth of Venus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Venus on the Half-Shell^[35], a literary work^[36], written by Philip José Farmer^[37].