\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This is one of the most significant images in Italian Renaissance painting. Pure and precious as a pearl, Venus is born out
of the foam of the sea and floats to the shore on a shell. While the goddessÆs pale flesh tones echo the marble of Greek statues, the details of her hair stirred by the wind are extremely natural.
