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Art History 124 - Italian Art from Giotto to Botticelli

Investigates painting, sculpture and architecture in their cultural and historical contexts from the trecento (1300s) to the late quattrocento (1400s), with a focus on Tuscany and its flourishing capital, Florence.

The Birth of Venus (Detail)

Sandro Botticelli

Year c. 1486

Type tempera on canvas

Dimensions 172.5 cm × 278.9 cm (67.9 in × 109.6 in)

Location Uffizi, Florence