The Birth of Venus (Gérôme)
The Birth of Venus or Venus Rising (The Star)[2] (French: La Naissance de Vénus; Vénus — l'étoile) is an 1890 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme. It depicts the actual birth of Venus from the sea.
| The Birth of Venus | |
|---|---|
| French: La Naissance de Vénus | |
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| Artist | Jean-Léon Gérôme |
| Year | 1890[1] |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 129,5 cm × 79,5 cm (510 in × 313 in) |
| Location | private collection |
Sold at auction in 1991.[3] Currently is in a private collection.
References
- Michael Charlesworth. Landscape and Vision Landscape and vision in nineteenth-century Britain and France. Aldershot, England; Ashgate, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7546-5664-7
- Gerald M. Ackerman. The life and work of Jean-Léon Gérôme: with a catalogue raisonné. — 1986. — P. 268.
- "Artworks for Sale & Auction Results. Jean-Léon Gérôme". Artnet. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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