VENUS

THE ORIGINAL, TEMPERA ON CANVAS, 158 X 68.5 CM, IS IN THE STAATLICHE MUSEEN PREUSSISCHER KULTURBESITZ, BERLIN, AND REPEATS THE FIGURE OF VENUS IN BOTTICELLI'S MASTERPIECE THE BIRTH OF VENUS OF CIRCA 1484 IN THE UFFIZI, FLORENCE (SEE N. PONS, BOTTICELLI, CATALOGO COMPLETO, 1989, P.72, NO64A, ILL.).