Who Was Botticelli's Muse?

Simonetta Vespucci, the muse who was a model both for Botticelli and many others, died at the age of 23.

What happened Simonetta Vespucci?

Simonetta Vespucci died just one year later, on the night of 26–27 April 1476, probably from pulmonary tuberculosis. She was only twenty-two at the time of her death. Her husband remarried soon afterwards. The entire city was reported to mourn at her death and thousands followed her coffin to its burial.

Who were Botticelli's models?

The real name of the Birth of Venus - Botticelli

The model painted as Venus is Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci. She was a noblewoman from Genoa or perhaps, as many people like to believe in – to underline the names coincidence – from Porto Venere (Venus Harbour).