The Birth of Venus and The Golden Ratio | AmorSciendi

Sandro Botticelli's well-known painting, The Birth of Venus has a very particular philosophy of beauty embedded within in. He used the Golden Ratio in his composition. Here's the story behind the painting. Check me out on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmorSciendi Twitter @amorsciendi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmorSciendi/ A particularly large thanks goes to the following Patreon Patrons: marduk Works Cited: Hofstadter, Albert; Kuhns, Richard. Philosophies of Art and Beauty (p. 207). University of Chicago Press. Kindle Edition. #renaissanceart #arthistory #beauty Playlists: Like this video? Try these: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvCCEORxLBOMqZPjGS6NoTaY263uLxKb Never Let Me Go Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvCCEORxLBPgwrfHjH1pVEpCXhvqH6Rw Going to a city and want to learn about the art there? Try these: London: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvCCEORxLBPzilOXB-budalmCFLU8ujM Rome: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvCCEORxLBMKMiuZs4cfcunrHd2t8nqr Paris: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvCCEORxLBOOOIenrdNOEKGPo8qPSaJN New York: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvCCEORxLBOe4t-uuWvI7XRxa2QfJhBc Florence: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVvCCEORxLBN9eVa303aFN61bznS0L3Kp Here are my collaborations with TED-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReM-G9V5VrY&list=PLVvCCEORxLBNdEh0q8g43VTyD-GWm6Zm3