The Birth of Venus
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The painting is often referred to humorously as “Venus on the half-shell.”
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Nimbus doesn't seem like much of a threat when we meet him, surfacing on the ocean to confront Rick on a giant scallop shell a la Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus."
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2021
His best-known works are The Birth of Venus and Primavera.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2021
Despite paintings like The Birth of Venus, however, Botticelli remained a pious Christian throughout his life.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
His fridge is adorned with magnets of crustaceans, Campari and Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2018
Shortly after Sandro Botticelli had painted that distinctly pagan picture, "The Birth of Venus," he equalized matters, eased conscience and silenced the critics, by producing a beautiful Madonna, surrounded by a circle of singing angels.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Elbert Hubbard
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