Sandro Botticelli

Renaissance

Botticelli Paintings 1445 - 1510 Italy, Early Renaissance Painter

The Birth of Venus, 1485

Tempera on canvas, 67.91 x 109.65 inches [172.5 x 278.5 cm]

Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

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OIL PAINTING: The Birth of Venus, 1485
It is uncertain who commissioned the painting to Botticelli. In the first half of the 16th century, it was kept in the Castello villa, owned by the descendants of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici. However, it was never mentioned in inventories of his property. It is, though, extremely likely that the Birth of Venus was commissioned for a country seat. In contrast to the Primavera, The Birth of Venus is painted on canvas. This was a medium normally chosen for paintings that were destined to decorate country houses, for canvas was less expensive and easier to transport than wooden panels.