Venus of Botticelli.

*Piece of art name: The birth of Venus of Botticelli.

*Author: Boticelli.

*Style: Renaissance Quattrocento.

*Year: 1484.

*Tecnique: Tempera on canvas.

*Location: Galery Ufficy, Florence, Italy.

*General description: This piece of art you see the brith of Venus and represent the rencarnation of the spiritual kingdom´s, also represents the incarnation and illustrates our birth misteriode.


The picture of "The birth of Venus" was made by Botticelli in the 1484, his style is Renaissance. This work is enigmatic and revolutionary, because given its context and its time, suddenly appears a nakedness that captivates and even disrupts the then society; on the other hand, given the author Christian neo-Platonic influences, it seeks to unify Christianity with Paganism or classical culture.

Techniques and materials urilizados in this work are tempera paints them on a canvas.

The spatial system of this artwork is created linearly.

This work light source are the lines drawn on the whole picture, the direction where light, is charged mainly is the face of Venus, as well as those warm colors and the bottom cake. His character and his intensity cool output is religious.

The colors used in the chart are warm, sensitive and cake, to give the table a touch of sensitivity and tenderness, as well as brightness.

Its composition is smooth and symmetrical.

Its function is religious.The subject of this work is mythological , and born a goddess of Greek mythology that was created to illustrate the mystery of our birth.
The figure of this picture is idealistic because it shows the birth of a goddess.
This work is important because in the Renaissance paintings were not naked, it was instead the related and religion.
Other works of art in this period were made ​​by Botticelli : the leaves...

This picture inspires me calm and think you have to be very valuable to be one of the first to paint his love like a goddess and is the religious picture.