The Birth of Venus
Object type: Painting
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Alexandre Cabanel
Artist bio: French, Montpellier 1823–1889 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1875
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 41 3/4 x 71 7/8 in. (106 x 182.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of John Wolfe, 1893
Accession year: 1894
Tags: Venus|Female Nudes|Putti|Seas