Ocean exterior c. 1480 B148010 Costume Nude with hair over pubis. Seashell. TMLBA. N-7. Inguinal. Single bare breast. Actions Venus stands in a giant seashell. She covers one of her breasts with her right hand (leaving the other exposed), and holds her long hair in front of her crotch with her left hand (1). Commentary Venus tries to cover up, but isn't completely successful. Source Detail from Botticelli's Birth of Venus, 1480, located at the Alinari, Florence, Italy. 1 picture. |
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