The Birth of Venus by Botticelli: Great Art Explained:
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 Published On Feb 18, 2022

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Sandro Botticelli’s poetic sense of beauty captivated the Florentine court. But it was his subject matter which distinguished him from other artists. He was one of the first western artist since classical times to depict non-religious scenes, and Botticelli’s inclusion of a near life size female nude was revolutionary.

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SUBTITLES
Thanks to Charles Xue for Chinese subtitles
Thanks to Ludivine Desriac for French Subtitles
Thanks to Bart Vergouwe for Dutch Subtitles.
Thanks to Giuliana Tomio for Spanish Subtitles
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BOOKS
Botticelli by Frank Zöllner
Botticelli by Barbara Deimling
Botticelli: Artist and Designer (Renaissance Lives) by Ana Debenedetti
The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy, 3rd Edition by Peter Burke
The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert
Women in the Picture by Catherine McCormack

FILM
Rome footage
   • ROME, ITALY  CITY ETERNAL  ROMAN RUIN...  
Cyprus footage
   • Cyprus in the '60s: Aphrodite's Islan...  
Florence crowd footage
   • ITALY: Florence: Benito Mussolini add...  
Bonfire footage
   • HUGE 100ft Bonfire goes wrong out of ...  
Pope Leo XIII footage
   • 1810, Earliest-Born Person Ever Captu...  
Villa Medici di Castello
   • Villa medicea di Castello  
David footage
   • Il David di Michelangelo  
Demonstration footage ©MarzioTamer, courtesy Salamon Fine Art, Milan
   • Egg tempera tutorial by Marzio Tamer ...  
Florence Ponte Vecchio footage courtesy of Debra Pfahl

Music: Four Seasons (Summer) by Vivaldi
"Theme" music: JS Bach “Sonata for violin solo No.1 in G Minor”

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