academic art
The Birth of Venus
by Alexandre Cabanel • 1863 CE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
1863 CE
Materials
oil paint
canvas
Movement
academic art
Genre
mythological painting
Art Forms
painting
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
painting by Alexandre Cabanel
Depicted Topic
birth of AphroditeAlternative Titles
The Birth of Venus📐 Technical Details
Inception Period
1863
Earliest Date
1863
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Owner
French State
Inventory Number
RF 273
Copyright Status
public domain
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
16 depicted entities
Venus
putto
sea
sky
wind wave
foam
conch
nudity
woman
Aphrodite
waist-length hair
chestnut hair
lying
navel
armpit
birth of Aphrodite
📷 Additional Media
Framed Images
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