Venus and Mars
Sandro Botticelli · 1485
Why it's great
Mars, the god of war, sleeps deeply while Venus watches him, and little satyrs play with his armor and blow a shell in his ear. Sandro Botticelli painted it in about 1485, and the lesson is that love is stronger than war.
Where to see it
📍 National GalleryCity of Westminster, United Kingdom
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Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter born in Florence in 1445. He worked for the Medici family and painted graceful, flowing pictures such as The Birth of Venus and Primavera. He lived in Florence all his life and died there in 1510.
