Botticelli does not only possess the ability to create various figures with distinct expressions and poses, but he is also able to give the illusion of space. This is seen as the ground appears to be tilted up, giving the spectator a sense that there is a firm ground placed below the feet of the figures. Nevertheless, despite painting the ground slightly tilted up, none of the figures cast shadow. This is done in order to emphasize the poetic nature of the painting while granting the mythological figures an otherworldly affect. Nevertheless, by establishing a firm landscape, Botticelli is able to create a foreground, composed of Mercury, the Three Graces, Chloris, Flora, and Zephyrus, a middle-ground, including Venus and a blinded Cupid placed
