The Birth of Venus is a painting by the Italian artist Botticelli, likely done in the mid-1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus at the shore after her birth. X (formerly Twitter) user Culture Critic ...

Luke Syson, director at the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University, used to work at the National Gallery where he cared for the Venus and Mars piece by Sandro Botticelli. The piece will be on ...