The Birth of Venus

I think that my favorite piece of real Renaissance art has always been The Birth of Venus.

I have ALWAYS thought it was just the most beautiful painting of that time, and it really fascinates me. It, I think, would have needed someone to have a lot of imagination in oreder to create up such an image. This grand painting's artist was none other than Sandro Botticelli. Even though he may not have been among some of the most famous artists at the time of the great Renaissance, his paintings and pieces of artwork, sure show that he was brilliantly gifted and talented. This is evident especially in The Birth of Venus.

Some scholars claim that Botticelli got the inspiration for The Birth of Venus from some of the beautiful murals and frescoes painted in early Rome and the ancient city of Pompeii.

Even though this grand painting shows the goddess Venus, as being nude, the colors really bring the art to life. Sometimes lookin past the nudity in ancient sculptures and paintings, can provide an eye-opening view of how beautiful the human imagination can be as displayed within the artistic talent of the world.

The Birth of Venus is basically a painting consisting of, of course the Greek goddess Venus, standing in a beautiful clam shell, just arriving from her birth at the ocean. The goddesses, gods, and people around her are seen celebrating her arrival. This painting shows to me that there was beauty definately within the worshipping of these heathenistic and fictional god-like creatures.

Overall, I just admire the artist's use of communication from his mind to the canvas, and I think that The Birth of Venus is an all around beautiful work of Renaissance art.