1868
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Copy after the Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli in the Uffizi (Florence) is a 1868 watercolor by Sandro Botticelli, a Impressionism work, depicting Aphrodite, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows Venus standing on a seashell by the shore. She’s nude, with two figures beside her. One blows wind, the other offers a cloak. Soft colors and smooth lines copy Botticelli’s famous painting. Made in 1868, it wasn’t original work. Cesare Mariannecci painted this copy to spread images of old art. The Arundel Society paid for it to help people see famous pictures. You’ll find the original in Florence. Go look up Botticelli, Sandro next.
A watercolour by Cesare Mariannecci, executed in 1868, reproduces Sandro Botticelli’s *Birth of Venus* (c. 1484) housed in Florence’s Uffizi. The composition depicts Venus standing nude on a scallop shell, blown ashore by Zephyr and Aura, while a Hora offers her a cloak. Mariannecci’s work was produced for the Arundel Society, which aimed to disseminate reproductions of Renaissance art, particularly Italian works, during a period of growing interest in early masters. The original painting draws from Ovid’s *Metamorphoses* and Poliziano’s *Le stanze per la giostra*, reflecting Neo-Platonic…
Read the full account in the museum source.
Sandro Botticelli was a Florentine painter who loved the drama of stories—myths, saints, and ancient tales.
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
