Comparison Of The Birth Of Venus By Sandro Botticelli

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The Birth of Venus - was painted by Sandro Botticelli from 1482 to 1485 during the Italian Renaissance.
The Fountain of Neptune was designed by Baccio Bandinelli, sculpted by Bartolomeo Ammannati, and was commissioned in 1565. Many artists collaborated on the varying elements of this piece and in particular, parts of this work (being the bronze seahorses/satyrs and other similar elements) were crafted by Giovanni da Bologna, also known as Giambologna.
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The Birth Of Venus
Dimensions : The painting is 172.5 cm × 278.9 cm in size
Material : This painting is a tempera on canvas.
Preservation State: The state of this painting is very pristine and it is preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
The Fountain of Neptune
Dimensions: The standing Neptune figure is 4.2 meters tall.
Material : The Neptune is statue is made from Apuan Marble and the Seahorses or Satyrs are made of bronze; features mannerist styling.
Preservation State: This fountain is located in the Piazza della Signoria, standing in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. Being outdoors, unfortunately, it has …show more content…

One of the first indicators is the fact that she is depicted completely naked with only her hands and hair covering her breasts and genitalia. Although this was not always the case in classical Greek art, in post-classical art, Venus is nearly always depicted as naked and is one of the few goddess to be portrayed as so. Venus, being the goddess of love, beauty and sex, it is not surprising that nakedness is a trademark of hers. Furthermore, the nakedness also constitutes to one her Greek epitaphs Aphrodite Pandemos. Nakedness constitutes more so to Aphrodite Pandemos, rather than Aphrodite Urania because Aphrodite Pandemos is the sexual, physical love reserved “for the people”, while Aphrodite Urania is the sacred love only reserved for religious

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