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The Birth of Venus

1863

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The story

The hit of the 1863 Salon, the same year Manet's Déjeuner was refused, it was bought at once by Napoleon III for his personal collection.

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Object details

Title: The Birth of Venus
Artist: Alexandre Cabanel
Date: 1863
Culture: French
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0131
Original image: 3000 × 1704 px
Source record: View on Wikimedia Commons
License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Alexandre Cabanel. The Birth of Venus. 1863. Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0131/

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