Title
Venus Too
Artist
Don McCunn
Medium
Photograph
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A treasured masterpiece of the Renaissance, ''The Birth of Venus'' is among the few mythological works by Sandro Botticelli. His model for Venus, the goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality, was Simonetta, who died young and for whom Botticelli cared so deeply, he expressed the wish to be buried at her feet.
In the myth, Cronus severed his father's genitals and hurled them into the sea. From the foam, Venus arose on a seashell and, aided by Zephyrus, god of the Winds, and the gentle breeze Aura, was carried ashore to be greeted by Horae, goddess of the Seasons.
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May 27th, 2013
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