academic art
The Birth of Venus
by William-Adolphe Bouguereau • 1879 CE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
1879 CE
Materials
oil paint
canvas
Movement
academic art
Genre
mythological painting
Art Forms
painting
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Depicted Topic
Venus AnadyomeneAlternative Titles
The Birth of Venus📐 Technical Details
Inception Period
1879
Earliest Date
1879
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Owner
French State
Inventory Number
RF 253
Copyright Status
public domain
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
38 depicted entities
Venus
dolphin
Eros
nymph
centaur
conch
sky
nudity
contrapposto
woman
Aphrodite
waist-length hair
chestnut hair
brown hair
navel
Cupid
Psyche
hairstyle
beard
back
bird's wing
dimples of Venus
smile
music
Triton
female breast
pubic hair removal
bow
arrow
flight
armpit
areola
nipple
mons pubis
sea
Pecten maximus
putto
Venus Anadyomene
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