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William-Adolphe Bouguereau

The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus, William-Adolphe Bouguereau
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The Birth of Venus is a Neoclassical Oil on Canvas Painting created by William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1879. It lives at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged The Nude in Art, Venus and Greek and Roman Mythology. Download

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