The Birth of Venus

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The Birth of Venus

Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889)

painting by Alexandre Cabanel

Academic art

Date1863
Mediumoil paint
Genrenude
Dimensions130 × 225 cm
On display atMusée d'Orsay
7th arrondissement of Paris, France

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