The Birth of Venus

Sandro Botticelli

c. 1484–1486 · Tempera on canvas · Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445–1510)
Year: c. 1484–1486
Medium: Tempera on canvas
Original size: 172.5 × 278.5 cm
Collection: Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Movement: Renaissance

Venus stands on a scallop shell at the edge of the sea, modestly covering herself with her hands and hair, as the wind god Zephyr and a companion blow her toward the shore where a figure of Spring waits with a flowered cloak. Botticelli painted it in Florence in the mid-1480s, probably for a member of the Medici family, on canvas rather than the usual panel. It is one of the first large-scale paintings of a classical nude since antiquity, drawn from an ancient sculptural type and from poetry by Poliziano and Homeric hymns. The flattened, linear style and pale tempera colours, with gold on the hair and leaves, give it a floating quality. The painting is in the Uffizi, where it hangs near Botticelli's Primavera.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Pale tempera tones and gold on the hair give this a lightness suited to a bedroom or bathroom with soft light, over a bed or bath at 24×36. Natural wood on white or sea-green keeps the floating quality; a black frame weighs it down.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (c. 1484–1486)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, anniversary, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Birth of Venus in the public domain?

Yes. Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445–1510) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Uffizi Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Birth of Venus painted, and in what medium?

The Birth of Venus dates from c. 1484–1486 and was made in tempera on canvas; the original measures 172.5 × 278.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Birth of Venus we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A blockbuster-style exhibition poster of Botticelli's The Birth of Venus — the whole mythological scene shown uncropped beneath gallery typography. One of the most celebrated images of the Italian Renaissance, made to hang like a museum print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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The Madten promise

Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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