Birth Of Venus Analysis

The Birth of Venus was born from the hands of Italian painter Sandro Botticelli. During the early era of the Renaissance, Botticelli was a famous painter, so well known that he was thought to be patronized by the Medici’s. It was through his connections to the Medici’s that he was commissioned to paint the Roman goddess Venus. (uffizi.org) Not only did Botticelli paint the Venus the goddess of love, and desire, he painted the beauty of an immortal deity into a mortal human form. With his organic lines and shapes, his display of movement, and his choice of colors, Botticelli was able to emphasize the focal point that Venus was. Botticelli was able to tell her story with his painting and depict the idea of true beauty. Though his style of painting …show more content…
With that, one of the most noticeable things about the painting is the perspective, or lack there of it. Botticelli instead of placing figures staggered to imply depth, painted all of the people in the foreground of the painting. All the figures are on the same plane and not one is set in front of, or behind Venus. This all brings together Botticelli’s main goal, which was to emphasize Venus as the focal point of the painting. Her standing solo in almost the center of the piece upon her stage, or shell rather draws the eyes directly to her beautiful form. The eye of the audience will move across the painting to follow her journey across the sea, but always come back to look upon the goddess. Venus stands out against the others with her perfect face, golden hair and exaggerated body to tell the story of beauty. The Birth of Venus was painted in such detail that all parts help signify and create telling of this story. Botticelli was able to truly invoke not only the outstanding myth behind of Venus, but also invoke the idea of beauty in the early era of the Renaissance. The elongated bodies and the billowing hair and robes he used in this painting showcased his unique methods of lines and shape. His choice in colors and also his lack of perspective also drove home the subject and focal point of his painting. Botticelli was able to take beauty and encompass the idea and thought of it into the focal point that Venus was for his painting. Botticelli with his methods was able to eloquently depicted the beauty of the goddess Venus and the myth behind her birth through