File:William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The Birth of Venus (1879).jpg

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The Birth of Venus (1879). Oil on canvas, 300 cm × 218 cm (120 in × 86 in). Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau: The Birth of Venus  wikidata:Q1283024 reasonator:Q1283024
Artist
William-Adolphe Bouguereau  (1825–1905)  wikidata:Q483992 q:en:William-Adolphe Bouguereau
 
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Alternative names
William Bouguereau
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Description French painter
Date of birth/death 30 November 1825 Edit this at Wikidata 19 August 1905 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death La Rochelle Edit this at Wikidata La Rochelle Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Paris; Rome Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q483992
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
The Birth of Venus
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre nude Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Venus Anadyomene Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people
Date 1879
date QS:P571,+1879-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 300 cm (118.1 in); width: 218 cm (85.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,300U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,218U174728
institution QS:P195,Q23402
Current location
Paris
Accession number
RF 253 (Musée d'Orsay) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation France Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
Exhibition history
Inscriptions
  • Signature and date bottom left:
    W. Bouguereau 1879 Edit this at Wikidata
References
Authority file
Source/Photographer www.musee-orsay.fr
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