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The Birth of Venus

Creator Name

Alexandre Cabanel

Cultural Context

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Date

1875

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Painting

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Title

The Birth of Venus

Creator

Alexandre Cabanel, French, Montpellier 1823–1889 Paris, Artist

Worktype

Paintings

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Material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

41 3/4 x 71 7/8 in. (106 x 182.6 cm);
depth: 8.89centimetre;
height: 124.4602centimetre;
width: 196.8504centimetre;
height: 106centimetre;
width: 182.6centimetre

Technique

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Language

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Date

1875

Provenance

Gift of John Wolfe, 1893

Style Period

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Rights

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Public Domain

Inscription

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Location

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Subjects

Female Nudes; Putti; Seas; Venus

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Alexandre Cabanel, The Birth of Venus, 1875, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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