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New blog post of the Gotha Research Library: Venus as the Embodiment of Virtue? The Moralization of Ancient Mythology on Renaissance Bookbindings North of the Alps

Venus as the embodiment of virtue? The promiscuous goddess of love in Greek and Roman mythology rarely evokes such associations. As wife of Vulcan, the god of fire and blacksmithing, she passionately pursued her ever changing erotic desires.

 

Gemälde Geburt der Venus
Sandro Botticelli: Die Geburt der Venus, [Florenz, ca. 1485] (Detail). Uffizien (public domain).

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