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Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon

Feb 15, 2016
1h 0m
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Overview

Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus, one of the most celebrated paintings in western art. A joyous celebration of female sexuality, its journey to worldwide fame was far from straightforward and it lay in obscurity for centuries. Artist and entrepreneur Sam explains why Botticelli's nude was so revolutionary, and explores its impact on contemporary culture with artists such as Terry Gilliam, who memorably reinvented Venus for his Monty Python's Flying Circus animations.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC Four

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Cast

Terry Gilliam

Himself

Terry Gilliam

Sam Roddick

Narrator

Sam Roddick

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