This essay will reflect on how the body is represented in portraiture during the Golden Period of the Renaissance, specifically detailing the paintings of Botticelli and how this experience has expanded and improved my knowledge for the future. This period occurs when the medieval dark ages are coming to an end and artists and their patronage are reinventing and representing the ideas of classical mythology, particularly ancient Greece and Rome. It is a time when an exceptional number of paintings, sculptures and plein air paintings were born and a human body was exhibited as the center of the universe. A time when the dominant themes were no longer pure religious devotions but where the emphasis shifted above all to the anatomical beauty of bodies, ideally represented. Additionally, I will detail Botticelli's paintings “The Birth of Venus” and briefly reflect on two other paintings “Venus and Mars” and “Primavera”. All three include the mythical figure of Venus, which signifies both passionate love and intellectual love that still lives culturally in today's world. In my opinion, a true portrait represents the components of individuality and can also convey the ideal impression of the truth embodied in the human body and soul. In order to familiarize myself with the above subject, I invested a lot of time reading a wide selection of portraits. artistic themes with the aim of becoming familiar with the knowledge and language used in that particular subject. It was very thought-provoking and entertaining to read a full range of various reviews and analyzes of the world's best paintings, ranging from ancient classical to contemporary Western images. Developing understanding of the diverse artistic expressions and social and political influences that...... middle of article......, 42(2), 179-202. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6757.2012.01103.xDee, J. (2013). Eclipsed: an eclipsed goddess and the abandoned image of Botticelli's Primavera. Renaissance Studies, 27(1),4-33. doi:10.1111/j.1477-4658.2011.00769.xGromling, A. & Lingesleben, T. (1998). Botticelli 1444/45-1510 [Translation from German; Fiona Hulse] (1st ed.). Cologne, Germany: Neue Stalling, Oldenburg. Haughton, N. (2004). Perception of beauty in Renaissance art. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 3(4), 229-233. doi: 10.1111/j.1473-2310.2004.00142.xLong, JC, (2008). The Birth of Venus by Botticelli as a wedding painting. Aurora, The Journal of Art History, 9, p.1. ISSN 1527-652X. Morrison, B. (June 12, 2004). Portraits. The Guardian, p. 16.1. Ward, H. (2011). “The budding genius”: Simeon Solomon’s unexplored interpretation of Alessandro Botticelli. British Art Journal, 12(3), 60.