tote bag - the birth of Venus

budget tote bag features The theme of the Birth of Venus was taken from the writings of the ancient poet, Homer. According to the traditional account, after Venus was born, she rode on a seashell and sea foam to the island of Cythera. We can see that Venus is wearing her long hair, which was popular in the late fifteenth century. Botticelli paid much attention to Venus’s hair and hairstyle. Venus was given an idealised face which is remarkably free of blemishes, and beautifully shaded her face to distinguish a lighter side and a more shaded side. The original painting is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Reference Ettlingers": Leopold Ettlinger with Helen S. Ettlinger, Botticelli, 1976, Thames and Hudson (World of Art), ISBN 0500201536