academic art

The Birth of Venus

by Alexandre Cabanel • 1863 CE

🎨 Artwork Information

Year Created
1863 CE
Materials
oil paint canvas
Movement
academic art
Genre
mythological painting
Art Forms
painting

🖼️ Artwork

The Birth of Venus

📝 About This Artwork

painting by Alexandre Cabanel

Depicted Topic
birth of Aphrodite
Alternative 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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