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“The Truth is ugly. We need art not to die of the Truth” Nietzsche www.warholsroom.com
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“The Truth is ugly. We need Art not to die of the Truth” Nietzsche www.warholsroom.com
Birth of Venus

Birth of Venus

The painting was commissioned by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’Medici, a cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent. The theme was probably suggested by the humanist Poliziano. It depicts Venus born from the sea foam, blown by the west wind, Zephyr, and the nymph, Chloris,...