The goddess perches upon a giant scallop shell, pale green waves lapping around her. Her long golden hair rustles in the wind as she is blown to shore upon her seashell vessel. She is nude, her body ...
Rich Grilloti, “Birth of Venus” (2010) (image from killscreen.com) Botticelli’s original “The Birth of Venus” is hanging in a soul-stirring gallery in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, a masterpiece of ...
A curious piece of fruit in the corner of a famous Renaissance painting has caught the eye of art historian David Bellingham. He suspects that... High Art: Were Botticelli's Venus And Mars Stoned?
Botticelli’s iconic painting reshaped Renaissance art through its celebration of classical mythology and beauty. This episode explores the cultural, political, and philosophical influences that made ...
The Lonely Palette podcast brings art history to everyone. Host Tamar Avishai interviews museum visitors about famous ...
ROME (AP) — The Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring travelers into the country: turning a 15th century art icon into a 21st century “virtual influencer.” The digital ...