NPR offers a correction to a piece earlier in the week in which we referred to the mollusk in the famous "Birth of Venus" painting by Botticelli as a clam shell. Now, a correction. On Tuesday, we ran ...

The goddess perches upon a giant scallop shell, pale green waves lapping around her. Her long golden hair rustles in the wind as she is blown to shore upon her seashell vessel. She is nude, her body ...

Wherever she goes, whatever cover she appears on, Janelle Monáe is a consistently commanding presence. The Moonlight and Hidden Figures actress, 34, graced the cover of Shape Magazine‘s September ...

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Protesters from the action group Ultima Generazione plastered photographs of floods onto Sandro Botticelli's <em>Birth of Venus</em> in Florence, Italy. Credit ...

Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," an overscaled 1482 painting on canvas, surely ranks among the most beautiful creations ever done. Alas, when you stand close to this piece hanging in the Uffizi Gallery, ...

A great work by Nicolas Poussin has confounded scholars and spies alike This beautiful painting by Nicolas Poussin has for centuries bamboozled art historians, who can’t decide whether it’s showing ...

Sandro Botticelli created one of art history’s most beloved masterpieces with The Birth of Venus. But when artist Nikolas Bentel looked at the work, he didn’t just see a painting, he saw a ...

Now, a correction. On Tuesday, we ran a story about the famous Renaissance painting the "Birth Of Venus" by Sandro Boticelli. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: You know the image - a nude Venus, head tilted, red ...

NPR offers a correction to a piece earlier in the week in which we referred to the mollusk in the famous "Birth of Venus" painting by Botticelli... Correction: What Is The Shell In The 'Birth Of Venus ...