The Birth of Venus -by Sandro Botticelli(1486) ,Story behind the work:

The Birth of Venus -by Sandro Botticelli (1486)


The subject called "The Birth of Venus" a scene from the Greek mythology ,

Venus the goddess of love ,arriving on the island of Cyprus,
it was a violent story of Venus birth. cornus following his mother’s direction, 
cut off the genitals and threw them into the sea.
The sea foam produced Venus, 
Love triumphed over brutality. 
born out of a seashell, a fully mature woman. 
It is worthy to note that in classical times,
the seashell was the symbol for the female genitalia, 
The god of the winds, Zephyr, and the breeze Aura are in a tight embrace, 
and are gently driving Venus towards the shore with their breath.

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