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Venus rising from the waves
Coverage of Venus rising from the waves in the Nexus archive.
- 550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse
Scientists claim to have solved the cause of death of Simonetta Vespucci, the muse of Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, 550 years after her death. Botticelli painted her as Venus rising from the waves.