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title: The Birth of Venus by Botticelli
author: Sandro Botticelli
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/711/the-birth-of-venus-by-botticelli/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Birth of Venus by Botticelli

_Authored by Sandro Botticelli_

## Image File

[![The Birth of Venus by Botticelli](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/711.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/711.jpg)

## Image Caption

By [Sandro Botticelli](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sandro_Botticelli/) (1445–1510 CE), commissioned by Lorenzo and Giovanni di Pierfrancesco de'Medici for Villa di Castello (?).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Botticelli, S. (2012, June 24). The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/711/the-birth-of-venus-by-botticelli/>
### Chicago
Botticelli, Sandro. "The Birth of Venus by Botticelli." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 24, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/711/the-birth-of-venus-by-botticelli/>.
### MLA
Botticelli, Sandro. "The Birth of Venus by Botticelli." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jun 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/711/the-birth-of-venus-by-botticelli/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_nascita_di_Venere_(Botticelli).jpg) by [**Sandro Botticelli**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_nascita_di_Venere_(Botticelli).jpg). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 24 June 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.