Newly born from the sea-foam, the goddess of love arrives on the shore standing in a scallop shell, blown by the breath of the winds while a nymph rushes to clothe her. Botticelli painted her around 1485 — the first monumental female nude of the Renaissance, drawn not from a model but from an ideal, her impossible grace half Greek statue, half spring morning. Fifteenth-century Florence rediscovering the ancient gods, and finding them beautiful. The definitive image of Venus, and a cornerstone of any mythological collection.

Maker: Sandro Botticelli (1445 to 1510)
Date: c. 1485
Medium of the original: Painting
Original held by: Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Credit: Uffizi Gallery, Florence · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-00601

As chosen: 24 x 16 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	24 x 16 in
Outside size	25.6 x 17.6 in
Depth	0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
Material	Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made in	Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
12 x 8 in	2355	Excellent	Trimmed 5.8%
18 x 12 in	1570	Excellent	Trimmed 5.8%
24 x 16 in	1177	Excellent	Trimmed 5.8%
30 x 20 in	942	Excellent	Trimmed 5.8%
36 x 24 in	785	Excellent	Trimmed 5.8%
60 x 40 in	471	Excellent	Trimmed 5.8%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
10 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 22% crop
14 x 11 in	Wrong shape: a 20% crop
16 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
20 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 22% crop
24 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
30 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 21% crop
40 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
48 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop