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Great backstory.

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Thank you!

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I always wanted to produce myself magically from a clamshell; inspired of course by Botticelli’s famous painting Birth of Venus. Thank you Michael for it’s history, and Botticelli’s intention for this beautiful piece of work! 🤗💖✨

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Oh yes i absolutely can see you emerging perfectly formed from the sea shell. Of course in my version you’d be naked!

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No bathing suit needed! 😀

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: )

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I loved how you explained artist as Venus doing Venus.

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Thank you Margo!

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Loved your breakdown of this epic painting, and if possible you made it more epic with your description of the birth of the artist as genius. I love how Botticelli has broken roles for the sake of beauty. Thank you for posting this series.

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