Which statement is correct about Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus?
a. It is the first life-sized nude female since antiquity.
b. The artist rejected Christianity.
c. It is a good example of Renaissance realism.
d. It demonstrates Renaissance love for calm and rational images.
a. It is the first life-sized nude female since antiquity. (Botticelli’s painting of the Birth of Venus was the first female nude painted and exhibited life-size and in many ways the medieval blueprint for every cover girl to come. It was about the birth of beauty, sexuality, and glamour.)
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A) true B) false
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