Framed The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli

The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli is a hallmark of the Italian Renaissance, portraying the goddess Venus emerging fully grown from the sea on a giant scallop shell, symbolizing divine beauty and love. Blown toward the shore by Zephyrus and the nymph Chloris, she is greeted by a Hora of Spring holding a floral robe to clothe her. Botticelli’s graceful, elongated figures, flowing lines, and delicate colors create a sense of lyrical harmony rather than strict naturalism, emphasizing idealized beauty and spiritual allegory. Rooted in both classical mythology and Renaissance humanism, the painting celebrates Venus as a symbol of both earthly desire and transcendent, divine love.