Birth of Venus II

The title of the painting I choose is Birth of Venus. The title helps explain what is going on in the painting. The person looking at the painting knows that the woman in the shell must be Venus. If you do not know the story about Venus then you will not understand the painting. I would not pick a different title for this painting. If I had to, I would title it “Love and Desire”. I do not think my title would make a huge impact like “Birth of Venus”. The subject matter in the painting is Venus being born. The subject is naturalistic. The reason it is naturalistic is that there are people in it, and it is showing outside life. The water, sand, and trees all look real. To some people the work may be unusual. One unusual part of the painting is the wings on Love and Desire in the top left hand corner. The way the shell lies on top of the water. All of these are examples of unusual manner. The purpose of this work is to explain the story behind Venus. It is showing the meaning of ...