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Birth of Venus

Birth of Venus

Birth of Venus, Alexandre Cabanel, 1863. Academic Art, especially in the Neoclassical period, typically used Roman and Greek allegories and simple nudes to depict idealized forms.

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    "Cabanel - El Nacimiento de Venus (Museo de Orsay, París, 1863. Óleo sobre lienzo, 130 x 225 cm)."
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