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The Birth of Venus was almost titled “Please Stop Staring.” But marketing said “less direct.”

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Botticelli's The Birth of Venus was not almost titled 'Please Stop Staring'. The claim is a joke. The painting depicts the goddess Venus arriving on shore, and its title reflects that subject.

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