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.'
Sandro Botticelli, 1445-1510, stands among the most significant Florentine Painters. Regarded as a milestone, The Birth of Venus may be the most appreciated Italian show-stopper of the 15th century Italian Renaissance, and it defines the era's spirit.
The scene draws on 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 extends the myth, picturing Venus blown ashore by the mythological Greek gods of the winds.
The portrait of Venus is associated with the model Simonetta Vespucci, the figure of feminine beauty all through Florence.
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.
The painting was initially commissioned by the Medici Family, a major patron of Botticelli, and is said to have loomed over the family marital bed, a daring gesture for the time; it remains perfect wall art for the bedroom, and Venus brings her blessings of love to any space.
Created by the Neoclassical Pop Art studio as a contemporary print. A collectible statement piece where the Old Masters meet pop culture, made for true art lovers.
- Creator : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Year of Creation : 2018
- Dimensions : 24"x 36"
- Medium : Print on Canvas
- Movement & Style : Neoclassical Pop Art
- 20.5 mil-thick poly-cotton blend canvas
- Hand-stretched
- Hand-glued solid wood stretcher bars
Size guide
| 12×12 | 12×16 | 16×16 | 24×36 | |
| Height (inches) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 24 |
| Width (inches) | 12 | 16 | 16 | 36 |