# The Birth of Venus

By [Sandro Botticelli](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/sandro-botticelli.md>), c. 1485.

Venus arrives at the shore on a shell as wind-driven figures and a waiting attendant create a flowing, linear rhythm.

## Details

- Medium: Tempera on canvas
- Dimensions: 172.5 × 278.9 cm
- Collection: [Uffizi Galleries](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/uffizi-galleries.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/birth-of-venus>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Renaissance](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/renaissance.md>)

## Image

![Venus stands on a shell at the shore while winds blow from the left and an attendant approaches with a floral cloak.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/uffizi-birth-venus/full.jpg?v=d883b6257cd2a825d4bd9c143b14ecebe17b4ec6fe99e9a54000a1208e2eb682>)

## Sources & credits

- Image via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
- Collection of the Uffizi Galleries
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg>)
- Artwork metadata based on Uffizi Galleries collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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