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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Birth of Venus
Work_PrefTitle
Birth of Venus
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Nascita di Venere
Work_AltTitle
Nascita di Venere
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, lower body of Venus, standing on shell
Image_Title
Detail, lower body of Venus, standing on shell
Image View
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Creator:
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Sandro Botticelli (Italian painter, ca. 1444-1510)
Agent_Display
Sandro Botticelli (Italian painter, ca. 1444-1510)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazzale degli Uffizi
Work_LocationNotes
Piazzale degli Uffizi
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.768639 11.255214
GPS
43.768639 11.255214
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1482-1485 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1482-1485 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
painting (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
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Material:
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tempera on canvas
Work_MaterialDisplay
tempera on canvas
Material
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Technique:
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painting and painting techniques
Work_Technique
painting and painting techniques
Technique
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Measurements:
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172.5 cm (height) x 278.9 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
172.5 cm (height) x 278.9 cm (width)
Measurements
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Description:
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The subject is the same as in the Primavera, namely the springtime advent of Venus, with Zephyr carrying Chloris on the left, the roses generated by his warming breath falling to the earth, and Flora on the right, clad in her white dress painted with budding flowers and preparing to mantle the goddess with a fully flowered cloak. Here, however, Venus appears resplendently nude and in her Classical form, in fact so shown for the first time since antiquity. Her gesture is related both to a description in Ovid and to the study of the ancient statue type of the Venus pudica. The Birth of Venus is also the first example in Tuscany of a painting on canvas; a ground of alabaster color helped make the tempera colors vibrant. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The subject is the same as in the Primavera, namely the springtime advent of Venus, with Zephyr carrying Chloris on the left, the roses generated by his warming breath falling to the earth, and Flora on the right, clad in her white dress painted with budding flowers and preparing to mantle the goddess with a fully flowered cloak. Here, however, Venus appears resplendently nude and in her Classical form, in fact so shown for the first time since antiquity. Her gesture is related both to a description in Ovid and to the study of the ancient statue type of the Venus pudica. The Birth of Venus is also the first example in Tuscany of a painting on canvas; a ground of alabaster color helped make the tempera colors vibrant. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-BS-UG-BV-A06
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-BS-UG-BV-A06
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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