| SANDRO | The Birth of Venus painter Botticelli |
| BOTTICELLI | "The Birth of Venus" painter |
| SCALLOP | - shell; an item depicted by Sandro Botticelli in his painting The Birth of Venus (7) |
| SANDROBOTTICELLI | Italian painter of the Early Renaissance whose masterpieces include The Birth of Venus and Primavera |
| TIEPOLO | "The Triumph of Venus" painter |
| DUNANT | Sarah ?, author of novels Mapping the Edge and The Birth of Venus (6) |
| NUDE | Like Venus in "The Birth of Venus" |
| UFFIZI | Where to see Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" |
| TITIAN | "Worship of Venus" painter |
| NUDES | Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," et al. |
| VENUS | "The Birth of ___" -- Famous painting by Botticelli (5) |
| PRIMAVERA | Botticelli painting featuring Venus, the nymph Chloris and the Roman goddess Flora who she transforms into |
| LORENZO | Forename of Cosimo de' Medici's "Magnificent" grandson who was the patron of artists including Botticelli, Leonardo and Michelangelo (7) |
| LIPPI | Florentine painter and teacher of Botticelli |
| FLORENCE | Tuscan capital ruled by the Medicis in the 15th century where Renaissance masters Botticelli and Donatello were born and Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael lived/worked (8) |
| LITRE | It's a measure of the capacity covered up by Botticelli treatment (5) |
| SISTINE | - Chapel; part of the Apostolic Palace with a ceiling decorated by artists including Botticelli and Michelangelo (7) |
| THEBIRTHOFVENUS | Painting by Sandro Botticelli depicting the Roman goddess of love on a scallop shell (3,5,2,5) |
| BIRTHOFVENUS | The ____, painting by Sandro Botticelli held in the Uffizi Gallery (5,2,5) |
| LIBIDO | Passion seen in the outlines of Lippi, Botticelli and Donatello (6) |
