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9.15: Botticelli’s Birth of Venus

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus.

    https://youtu.be/tdp22elrY7s

    Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, 1483–85, tempera on panel, 68 × 109 5/8″ (172.5 × 278.5 cm), Galeria degli Uffizi, Florence

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    • Botticelli, Birth of Venus. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/painting-in-florence/v/botticelli-the-birth-of-venus-1483-85. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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