The Birth of Venus
Dublin Core
Title
The Birth of Venus
Subject
Venus
Description
The first version of Cabanel's Birth of Venus (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) created a sensation at the Salon of 1863, which was dubbed the "Salon of the Venuses" owing to the number of alluring nudes on view. Embodying the ideals of academic art, the careful modeling, silky brushwork, and mythological subject of Cabanel’s canvas proved a winning combination: the Salon picture was purchased by no less than Napoleon III for his personal collection. In 1875, John Wolfe commissioned the present, slightly smaller, replica from Cabanel.
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The first version of Cabanel's Birth of Venus (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) created a sensation at the Salon of 1863, which was dubbed the "Salon of the Venuses" owing to the number of alluring nudes on view. Embodying the ideals of academic art, the careful modeling, silky brushwork, and mythological subject of Cabanel’s canvas proved a winning combination: the Salon picture was purchased by no less than Napoleon III for his personal collection. In 1875, John Wolfe commissioned the present, slightly smaller, replica from Cabanel.
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The first version of Cabanel's Birth of Venus (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) created a sensation at the Salon of 1863, which was dubbed the "Salon of the Venuses" owing to the number of alluring nudes on view. Embodying the ideals of academic art, the careful modeling, silky brushwork, and mythological subject of Cabanel’s canvas proved a winning combination: the Salon picture was purchased by no less than Napoleon III for his personal collection. In 1875, John Wolfe commissioned the present, slightly smaller, replica from Cabanel.
Creator
Alexandre Cabanel (French, Montpellier 1823–1889 Paris)
Date
1875-01-01/1875-12-31
Date Available
1875
Provenance
Gift of John Wolfe, 1893
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John Wolfe, New York (1875–d. 1894; commissioned from the artist; sale, Leavitt, New York, April 5–6, 1882, bought in)
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John Wolfe, New York (1875–d. 1894; commissioned from the artist; sale, Leavitt, New York, April 5–6, 1882, bought in)
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Painting
oil on canvas
Physical Dimensions
41 3/4 x 71 7/8 in. (106 x 182.6 cm)
Files
Collection
Citation
Alexandre Cabanel (French, Montpellier 1823–1889 Paris), “The Birth of Venus,” Mapping Mythology: A Digital Collection of Classical Mythology in Post-Antique Art, accessed December 3, 2020, http://mappingmythology.com/items/show/91.