The birth of Venus
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Item data
Title
The birth of Venus
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Venus
Names
Bouguereau, William Adolphe, 1825-1905 (Artist)
Goupil & Cie (Printer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1883
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Venus (Roman deity)
Cupids
Nudes
Centaurs
Mythology, Greek
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Dolphins
Mythology, Roman
Zephyrus (Greek deity)
Genres
Notes
Source Note: The masterpieces of French art : a biographical history of art in France from the earliest period to and including the salon of 1882. (Philadelphia : Gebbie, c1883) Viardot, Louis (1800-1883), Author. Armstrong, William A. , Editor.
Physical Description
Photogravures
Extent: 25 x 17.5 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3720ca80-c5bf-012f-75f6-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1883
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The birth of Venus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1883. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3720ca80-c5bf-012f-75f6-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1883). The birth of Venus Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3720ca80-c5bf-012f-75f6-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The birth of Venus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3720ca80-c5bf-012f-75f6-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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