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The Uffizi Gallery: Florence's Renaissance Treasure House

The Uffizi has the world's deepest collection of Italian Renaissance painting. Discover Botticelli's Venus, Leonardo's Annunciation, and how to navigate Florence's greatest museum.

The Birth of Venus: Botticelli, Myth, and Renaissance Ideals of Beauty

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The Birth of Venus: Botticelli, Myth, and Renaissance Ideals of Beauty

The Birth of Venus is one of the defining images of the Italian Renaissance. Here is the story behind the commission, the Neoplatonic philosophy that shapes every element, and what Botticelli was really celebrating when he painted a goddess rising from the sea.

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