Sandro Botticelli Birth Of Venus

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see," once said Edgar Degas. Sandro Botticelli created the "Birth of Venus," around the 1480's to do exactly that; to make the world see the goddess Venus in his own portrayal. Specifically about the artist, Botticelli, is little known around the world until this piece of artwork was created. The journal states, "This preeminence may be due to chance only, but to some will rather appear a result of deliberate judgment; for people have begun to find out the charm of Botticelli's work, and his name, little known in the last century, is quietly becoming important." (The Birth of Venus). This beautiful painting made his name known to all. The painting is an image of the goddess Venus emerging from the sea as a grown women surrounded by other Roman gods and goddess'. Through Botticelli's artwork, …show more content…
The image of the nude goddess is what viewer's eyes are naturally drawn towards. Botticelli's reasoning for centering Venus is to do exactly that; capture the viewer's attention. Continually, standing around her body are three other mythological people. Two are hand in hand flying in the air, and the other is a lady dressed in a white long gown holding a pink patterned blanket. In the background, there is clearly a body of water, most likely an ocean because she was born of sea-foam. To her left, there is land or shore with trees and grass upon it. The little details of the painting consist of white flowers which are consistent with Botticelli's previous naturalistic work and the realistic colors, and images of the plants within the painting. Botticelli also used Venus as a figure because of her multiple lovers and sense of love and sexuality as stated above. Overall, the painting shows the goddess emerging from the sea as an adult beautiful