Botticelli Birth Of Venus Analysis

NameInstructor’s nameCourseDateBotticelli the Birth of VenusBotticelli between 1484-85 painted the painting Birth of Venus. A member of the Medici family commissioned the art. Lorenzo magnificent distant cousin Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco is the one believed to have commissioned the art. At his bedroom in the villa in Castello is where the painting was hung. It is among the highlights of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and also one of the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance.It is essential to appreciate the medium used during the time before the subject matter. Notably, it is the work of tempera on canvas. Wood panels were the popular surfaces for painting during this period and remained so throughout the sixteenth century. It was during this period that Canvas had started to gain acceptance from the painters. Such humid climates such as Venice are where the canvas was popular as wooden panels tended to warp well. While considered informal, the canvas was cheaper than wood but made it more appropriate for painting placed in informal settings such as villas.His concentration in the manner women wore their long hair during the 15th century was the reason Botticelli paid much attention to Venus hairstyle and hair. To distinguish