The Birth of Venus - Renaissance

    

   

               During the middle ages Christian symbols and clothed saints were the common subject matter of art, therefore when the Renaissance was born, it was shocking to suddenly paint pagan images.During the Renaissance Botticelli helped to develop a new technique for modeling in painting by which lighter parts seem to emerge from darker areas, producing the illusion of rounded sculptural relief on a flat surface. This subject has been traditionally recognized as the birth of Venus, even though modern criticism has drawn attention to the fact that the painting appears rather to illustrate the arrival of the goddess in Cyprus. It is points to the peoples returning interest in mythology. The Birth of Venus is the oldest large-scale painting on canvas to have been found inTuscany.

                 Firstly, for the balance of the characters in the painting keep balance. The painting expresses not praising the beauty of the Venus.The main character, Venus are located in the middle ground, and the others are located in the left, right ground of the painting. Major colors are beige, skin colors, pitch, pink, sky-blue, and greenish colors. These colors predominantly light especially in the center of the painting. But the side parts are slightly dark. The middle of the painting is quite bright in both value and the interest, but the left, right parts are dark. In the left side, there are two people the man is a Zepiros, god of the West wind, and his lover Cloris. In the right side, there is a woman; her name is Horai, god of season. In the middle ground, there is a main character, Venus.

                  Second, for the unity this art is a painting and the subject of matter is the birth of Venus. Dominant lines are curvy and some parts of lines are straight. Also, dominant shapes are curvy and naturalistic shapes. The major colors are beige, skin colors, and pitch, pink, sky-blue, and greenish colors. The major patterns are flower, and texture is soft, and smooth.

                   Lastly, for the proportion she stands on a surface of the shell unlikely to support a person. Also notice that although she stands at the very bow of the shell, it seems balanced as though her weight were evenly distributed. The strange background and lack of shadows make this a clear fantasy image.The proportions show their greatest exaggeration, yet the long neck and torrent of hair help to create the mystifying figure.