Arthur Rimbaud inverted the famous Venus by Botticelli

Rimbaud's poem Vénus anadyomène depicts a repulsive deity by overturning the traditional codes of feminine praise. The critic Gerald Macklin notes that the text takes the exact opposite stance of Botticelli's painting by showing the goddess from behind. This position stages an anal ulcer, representing the exact opposite of the intimate parts modestly hidden by hair in the Italian master's work.