The Ultimate Art Challenge: Identify These Famous Paintings From A Tiny Fragment

What mythological masterpiece features this giant clam?

Retry Correct Incorrect Italian painter Sandro Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus during the early days of the Renaissance, but its greatness wasn’t truly recognized until hundreds of years after his passing. That reappraisal of Botticelli’s talent finally came when pre-Raphaelites discovered his work during the late 18th century.

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What mythological masterpiece features this giant clam?

• Sandro Botticelli – The Birth of Venus
• Titian – Dionysus and Ariadne
• Diego Velasquez – Aphrodite in Front of a Mirror
• Giacopo Tintorreto – The Creation of the Galaxy