It is a painting of Venus, the godess of love from ancient Greek mythology, rising from the sea. In the middle forground, long golden haired Venus covers her breast with her right hand and stands upon giant shells. On the right side ground, a female figure holds a pink garment, about to clothe Venus. On the left side, there are female and male angels floating and throwing roses at Venus. .
The forms of Botticelli's painting creates a perfectly harmonious pattern. Botticelli's figures do not feel dense but with the outlines of the figures, they look rather light and soft. The graceful movements and melodious lines of his composition recall the Gothic tradition of Ghiberti. Botticelli strongly outlined the figures and the details. For the trees in the back ground to the water waves, He used delicate lines when depicting the trees in the background to the waves in the sea, in order to capture nature. The flying hairs and the cloth are painted elegantly and gracfully. Botticelli's Venus is so stunning that the viewer does not notice the unusually elongated looking neck due to the steep fall of Venus" shoulders and the queer way in which her left arm is hinged to the body. .
The "Birth of Venus" is more than a mythological painting. Just like the meaning of Renaissance, rebirth, Botticelli was recreating Venus. Botticelli painted Venus after the beatiful Greek antique Venus Pudicae that was being discovered at the time. The pose and the atmosphere of the two figures are very similar. According to the text," the covering gesture of Venus is what makes her modesty. As a mother and a patron saint of all forces of nature and creation she has covered her gracefully. Recreating the symbol of the beauty and love he has emphasized the meaning of rebirth even more.".
Botticelli also included his own interpretations of the mythological tale and being. Many elements in the painting, the water, wind, flowers and trees, suggest procreation and fertility: powers associated with Venus as the goddess of earthly love.