Product Description
Sandro Botticelli's landmark painting "The Birth of Venus," created c. 1485 and currently located at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, inspires the Neoclassical Pop Art artwork titled 'La Femme.'
Among Florentine Painters, few rank higher than Sandro Botticelli, 1445-1510. The Birth of Venus remains a milestone, perhaps the most beloved Italian show-stopper of all, defining the essence of the 15th century Italian Renaissance.
It all starts with the Greek myth of Kronos and Uranus. In return, Venus, the Goddess of Love and beauty, rises as a fully formed mature woman from the foam of a cresting wave and is carried on a shell drifting to shore in Cyprus.
Botticelli enriches the myth further, with the mythological Greek gods of the winds blowing Venus toward the shore.
Venus is often linked to the model Simonetta Vespucci, celebrated across Florence as the very figure of feminine beauty.
Botticelli's feminine beauty, style, appeal and divine glam, highlighted in Venus' hairstyle, echo through generations of Pop Culture artists such as Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Lady Gaga and Beyonce.
Venus, in Botticelli's vision, is an icon of love and a wellspring of spiritual development, an idea from Plato's philosophy that contemplating beauty helps the mind reach a meditative state of harmony and love.
Said to have hung over the Medici Family marital bed, the commission from Botticelli's major patron was a daring act for its time; today it is still perfect wall art for the bedroom, while Venus carries her blessings of love to any space.
A collectible artwork, hand-painted in oil by the Neoclassical Pop Art studio in the canvas size you choose. A statement piece made for true art lovers, where the old masters meet pop culture.
- Creator : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Year of Creation : 2018
- Dimensions : Available in 7 sizes, from 12"x16" (30x40 cm) to 48"x72" (122x183 cm), or a custom size on request
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Movement & Style : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Hand-painted in oil on stretched canvas
