{"product_id":"venus-by-sandro-botticelli-a4-print","title":"Venus by Sandro Botticelli A4 Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis A4 size portrait print features a detail of the Goddess Venus, known as Aphrodite in Greek mythology, painted by iconic Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Printed on smooth paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"child\"\u003eSupplied unframed, this print comes with a backing board and is sealed in a clear cellophane pocket. Fits perfectly into one of our A4 wooden frames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated exclusively for the upcoming Ashmolean special exhibition \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphrodite: The Making of a Goddess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on display at the Ashmolean between \u003cstrong\u003e8 October 2026 to 11 April 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original artwork that this A4 print is based on is housed in Berlin, and concentrates exclusively on the body of the goddess. Almost life-size and isolated like a statue, she stands in classic 'contrapposto' (a figure standing with weight on one foot) on a narrow ledge of grey stone. The hard shadow at her feet makes her presence seem tangible, almost real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike in the iconic multi-figure painting\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehoused in the \u003cem\u003eUffizi Gallery\u003c\/em\u003e in Florence, the birth of Venus is not the theme here. Whilst the original \u003cem\u003eBirth of Venus \u003c\/em\u003epresents the goddess of love, born of the sea foam, being driven to the coast of Cyprus by personifications of the winds on a great shell; only to be veiled immediately, here she stands directly and alone in front of the viewer - stripped of her history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandro Botticelli \u003c\/strong\u003ewas an Italian painter who was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His \u003cem\u003eBirth of Venus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLa Primavera\u003c\/em\u003e are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance. The son of a tanner, he was born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, but he was given the nickname 'Botticelli', derived from the word 'botticello' meaning 'small wine cask'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"child\"\u003eCredit: Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510), \u003cem\u003eVenus (detail)\u003c\/em\u003e, c.1490. Oil on canvas. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, 1124. Photo: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie \/ Jörg P. Anders; Public Domain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"child\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive to the Ashmolean Museum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"King \u0026 McGaw Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64367218917753,"sku":"ASI-6543","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/A4_Print_Botticelli_Venus.jpg?v=1790174008","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/venus-by-sandro-botticelli-a4-print","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}