This is a scallop shell I photographed for a black and white study of shells I'm currently working on. You often find scallop shells of this kind depicted in paintings from the Itallion Renaissance such as Botticelli's Birth of Venus.

Stock photo: This is a scallop shell I photographed for a black and white study of shells I'm currently working on. You often find scallop shells of this kind depicted in paintings from the Itallion Renaissance such as Botticelli's Birth of Venus. was taken by nulaash221 .