"Birth of Venus" is a 5'8" x 9'1" tempera on canvas painted by Botticelli. It was created around 1482 and is inspired by a poem written by Angelo Poliziano (Kleiner 721). The focal point of this painting is Venus standing on a cockleshell. She is nude and standing in the contra pasta position. Her body has been somewhat distorted in the sense that the neck has been lengthened and her left arm has been painted in an unnatural position. Her expression conveys contentment and serenity. To the left of Venus are two figures that are supposed to represent the wind (Galleria). There is a male and a female who are both winged. The female, much like Venus, is painted...