Who is The Painter from The Birth of Venus: A Novel and what is their importance? The_Birth_of_Venus_(novel) English & Literature The Painter | The Birth of Venus: A Novel

The painter is a young man who was raised in a monastery after the deaths of his parents. The painter was close to one of the elderly monks who encouraged him to draw and paint. In time, the painter ran out of walls to paint in the monastery. The painter then hired on with the Cecchi family to paint the frescos for the newly completed chapel in their palazzo. The painter is shy and uncomfortable in his surroundings. The young daughter of the family attempts to befriend him, but the painter's teachings in the monastery forbids him to speak to a female.