Product Description
Titled 'La Femme,' this Neoclassical Pop Art artwork reimagines Sandro Botticelli's landmark painting "The Birth of Venus," created c. 1485 and currently located at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
A towering figure among Florentine Painters, Sandro Botticelli lived from 1445-1510. A milestone of the 15th century Italian Renaissance, The Birth of Venus is perhaps the best-loved Italian show-stopper of the period.
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.
To the myth, Botticelli adds the mythological Greek gods of the winds, who blow Venus to the shore.
The face of Venus is related to the model Simonetta Vespucci, whom all of Florence saw as a figure of feminine beauty.
That attention to feminine beauty, style, appeal and divine glam, crowned by Venus' famous hairstyle, has inspired Pop Culture artists from Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons to Lady Gaga and Beyonce.
Drawing on Plato's philosophy, Botticelli makes Venus an icon of love, spiritual development and inner beauty, suggesting that contemplating an object of beauty eases the mind into a meditative state of harmony and love.
First commissioned by the Medici Family, Botticelli's major patrons, the painting is said to have hung above the family marital bed, a daring choice for its time; it still makes perfect wall art for the bedroom, though Venus brings her blessings of love to any space.
Collectible, and an original artwork. An original contemporary painting created by the Neoclassical Pop Art studio. 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 : Oil on Canvas
- Movement & Style : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Hand-painted in oil on stretched canvas
