Arsenale Venus
Born from Water, Reborn in Time
Experience the convergence of Renaissance mastery and Venetian craftsmanship in this exclusive collaboration. The Arsenale Venus transforms Botticelli's immortal goddess into wearable art, available for just 72 hours in a groundbreaking time-limited release.
The meeting of two Italian icons – Botticelli's Venus rising from the sea and Venice emerging from the lagoon – inspires this extraordinary collaboration between IFL Watches and Venezianico. Each hand-painted dial captures the divine beauty of the Birth of Venus on a specially created sunburst blue canvas, exclusively developed for this project. Our artists have masterfully adapted the Renaissance masterpiece to the circular format, with Venus and one of the Horae delicately rendered in exquisite detail.
This exclusive collaboration is available for a limited 72-hour window only, from August 4th at 4:00 PM CEST to August 7th at 4:00 PM CEST.
Renaissance Art, Modern Precision
When Divine Beauty Meets Timeless Craft
The Arsenale Venus was born from a vision to unite two masterpieces separated by centuries yet connected by water. Botticelli's Venus, emerging from the foam of the sea, finds her perfect modern canvas in a timepiece from Venice – a city that itself rose from the waves. The hand-painted dial work requires extraordinary skill, with our artists spending hours capturing every detail: the goddess's serene expression, the Hora's flowing auburn hair, the gentle waves at their feet. Each brushstroke on the sunburst blue surface creates depth and movement, transforming the watch face into a window to the Renaissance.
This collaboration embodies a dialogue between eras. The classical beauty of Botticelli's vision meets the contemporary elegance of Venezianico's design, creating a timepiece that speaks to those who see watches as expressions of culture, art, and personal sophistication.
The Renaissance Master's Eternal Vision
Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) revolutionized art by treating mythological subjects with divine reverence. His Birth of Venus, painted around 1485, depicts the goddess arriving on Cyprus's shores – a moment of pure beauty that has captivated viewers for over five centuries. The painting's enduring power lies in its universal symbolism: beauty emerging from the elements, timeless and ethereal.
The goddess of love and beauty, forever captured in her arrival from the sea, becomes the perfect muse for a Venetian timepiece. Both Venus and Venice share an intimate bond with water – one born from foam, the other from the lagoon. Through the Arsenale Venus, this Renaissance vision finds new life, where centuries-old artistry meets contemporary craft in a celebration of Italian excellence that spans from the artist's studio to the watchmaker's bench.
The Canvas of Innovation
The choice of Venezianico's Arsenale as the foundation for this artistic vision was deliberate and inspired. Its clean, modern lines provide the perfect frame for classical art, while its technical excellence ensures the artwork is housed in a timepiece worthy of the masterpiece it carries. The specially developed sunburst blue dial adds an extra dimension to the painted figures, creating an interplay of light that brings the scene to life with every movement of the wrist.
Our partnership with Venezianico showcases what's possible when two companies share a vision for elevating watchmaking beyond conventional boundaries. Every Arsenale Venus is assembled with meticulous attention to detail, from the refined finishing of the case to the precise application of the hand-painted artwork. This time-limited release offers collectors a piece of collaborative artistry that captures a unique moment when tradition meets innovation, when Venetian craftsmanship meets artistic expression, and when timekeeping becomes a celebration of beauty itself.
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