The Birth of Venus is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid-1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully grown. The painting is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Sandro Botticelli, 1484–1485 — painted at 39. Tempera and canvas. 172.5 × 278.5 cm. In the Uffizi Gallery. Early Renaissance. Wiki link