She’s never one to shy away from controversy, and is well-known for her particular penchant for peculiar dressing.

But Lady Gaga appeared to have channelled famed Botocelli painting, The Birth of Venus, as she made a typically low-key arrival in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday night.

Carried by two Lycra-clad hunks as she made her way through the crowds, the 28-year-old pop princess was clad merely in a skimpy shell bra and a racy thong while stepping off her private plane.

True ARTpop: Lady Gaga appeared to have channelled famed Botocelli painting, The Birth of Venus, as she made a typically low-key arrival in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday night

Looking booty-ful! Carried by two Lycra-clad hunks as she made her way through the crowds, the 28-year-old pop princess was clad merely in a skimpy shell bra and a racy thong while stepping off her private plane

The five-time Grammy winner struck a Venus pose as covered her ample charms in silver seashells and wore a pink fishnet skirt created by Turkish designer Zeynep Tosun.

The 5ft1in crooner finished off her mermaid-style ensemble with a curly platinum blonde wig and glittery 9-inch platforms.

Two dancers hoisted the Do What U Want hitmaker on their shoulders and paraded her before a crowd of her devoted Greek little monsters.

‘Thank you for the beautiful warm welcome Athens,’ she later tweeted.

Iconic: The Birth of Venus was painted by Sandro Botticelli after he was commissioned by the Medici family of Florence

Dramatic arrival: Hours earlier, Gaga – born Stefani Germanotta – landed her private plane at Athens Airport where she and her dancers emerged in costume

Shameless: Gaga confidently strutted outside her Athens hotel in her barely-there attire

Leaving little to the imagination: The singer flashed her shapely derriere as he made her way to her waiting car

Curvaceous: The five-time Grammy winner struck a Venus pose as covered her ample charms in silver seashells and wore a pink fishnet skirt created by Turkish designer Zeynep Tosun

She’s loving it: Gaga sat on two men’s shoulders as they got ready to hoist her up

All hail the queen! The singer put on quite the show, throwing her arms in the air as she was carried up the stairs

She’s not shy: Gaga gave the man carrying her an alluring look as they made their way through the crowd

‘We come in the spirit of love, music, and to celebrate your beautiful history. Where classical art began. We belong together. #ARTPOP #artraveAthens.’

Gaga made sure to share three nearly nude Instagrams from the fancy bathroom of her royal suite in Athens as soon as she arrived.

The 28-year-old pop diva wore nothing aside from a sparkly pink thong while reclining on a blue marble shower bench.

‘Aphrodite Lady Shower Greekini, feeling frisky!’ Mother Monster tweeted to her 42.2 million followers.

‘Aphrodite Lady Shower Greekini, feeling frisky!’ Lady Gaga shared three nearly nude Instagrams from the fancy bathroom of her royal suite in Athens, Greece on Wednesday

‘The Royal Suite fit for a Goddess!’ The 28-year-old pop diva wore nothing aside from a sparkly pink thong while reclining on a blue marble shower bench

Mother Monster wrote: ‘Bathtime. “The Royal Suite” fit for a Goddess, or you know, a downtown New York gal with big dreams, and a lotta nerve’

‘Bathtime. “The Royal Suite” fit for a Goddess, or you know, a downtown New York gal with big dreams, and a lotta nerve.’

Lady Gaga will bring her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball to the city’s Olympic Stadium this Friday.

And Interscope Records will finally drop her album of jazz standards with Tony Bennett, Cheek to Cheek, on September 23.

Did you get a good shot? The star made sure photographers got a good view of her thong-clad derriere

There she goes! Gaga kept her arms high as she made her way into the building

‘Ready to rave?’ Lady Gaga will bring her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball to the city’s Olympic Stadium this Friday

Right-hand man: Not seen with Lady Gaga were her two loves – French Bulldog Asia and her boyfriend of three years, Taylor Kinney, who returns on NBC’s Chicago Fire this Tuesday (pictured September 5)

In the process of recording it, the Applause songstress said the 88-year-old music legend saved her life.

‘Six months ago I didn’t even want to sing anymore,’ she told Parade.

‘Tony said, “I’ve never once in my career not wanted to do this.” It stung. Six months ago I didn’t feel that way. I tell Tony every day that he saved my life.

‘I was so sad. I couldn’t sleep. I felt dead. And then I spent a lot of time with Tony. He wanted nothing but my friendship and my voice.’

Not seen with Lady Gaga were her two loves – French Bulldog Asia and her boyfriend of three years, Taylor Kinney, who returns on NBC’s Chicago Fire this Tuesday.

‘I tell Tony every day that he saved my life’: Interscope Records will finally drop her album of jazz standards with Tony Bennett, Cheek to Cheek, on September 23

Gaga revealed: ‘I tell Tony every day that he saved my life. I was so sad. I couldn’t sleep. I felt dead. And then I spent a lot of time with Tony. He wanted nothing but my friendship and my voice’