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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