... of classical antiquity during that period, especially in Italy (Beckett, 1994, 36). The Renaissance is seen as building on, rather than breaking with, its medieval heritage (Canto, 1994, 13). The Florentine art historian, Giorgio Vasari, developed the idea of rebirth in art in his book Lives of the Most Excellent ... it in his suiting the ancient pagan materials to a form that repaired by the early renaissance, a form realistic yet still modified by something of the medieval past" (Art through..., 1970, 442-3). The Birth of Venus was painted at the height of Botticelli's career, in the l...

• Word Count: 1721
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School