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The Birth of the Virgin, Sandro Botticelli (1485)
This painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli depicts the birth of the Virgin Mary. The painting shows a young Mary being presented to the temple by her parents, Joachim and Anne. The figures of the three are surrounded by a host of angels, all of whom are
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The Birth of Venus is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid-1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully grown. The painting is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.