The Birth of Venus (La Naissance de Vénus), plate 7 from "Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Chambers of Jules II in the Vatican by Raphael, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli
Artist: Tommaso Piroli|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Pietro Piranesi|Francesco Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Rome 1752–1824 Rome|Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome|Italian, born 1758/9|Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Publisher|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|Italian|Italian
Date: 1804
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/16 x 15 3/8 in. (54.5 x 39 cm)
Plate: 9 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (25 x 19 cm) printed horizontally
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941