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'''''The Birth of Venus''''' ({{lang-fr|'''La Naissance de Vénus'''}}) is an oil-on-canvas painting by [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], produced between 1753 and 1755.{{sfn|Analyse Naissance de Venus|2014}} It is held by the [[Musée Grobet-Labadié]] in [[Marseille]].{{sfnm|1a1=Dupuy-Vachey|1a2=Stein|1y=2016|1p=[{{GBurl|yFM9DQAAQBAJ|p=22}} 22]}} |
'''''The Birth of Venus''''' ({{lang-fr|'''La Naissance de Vénus'''}}) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the [[18th-century French art|French Rococo]] painter [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], produced between 1753 and 1755.{{sfn|Analyse Naissance de Venus|2014}} It is held by the [[Musée Grobet-Labadié]] in [[Marseille]].{{sfnm|1a1=Dupuy-Vachey|1a2=Stein|1y=2016|1p=[{{GBurl|yFM9DQAAQBAJ|p=22}} 22]}} |
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A sketch for the painting is in the [[Smith College Museum of Art]].{{sfnm|1a1=Dupuy-Vachey|1a2=Stein|1y=2016|1p=[{{GBurl|yFM9DQAAQBAJ|p=20}} 20]}} In the sketch, Fragonard used a mix of [[sanguine|red chalk]] and other media to study the composition before transferring it onto canvas.{{sfnm|1a1=Dupuy-Vachey|1a2=Stein|1y=2016|1p=[{{GBurl|yFM9DQAAQBAJ|p=24}} 24]}} The ''Birth of Venus'' and its sketch are an example of Fragonard's habit of reversing scene direction and changing figure positions in order to achieve an ideal composition.{{sfnm|1a1=Dupuy-Vachey|1a2=Stein|1y=2016|1pp=[{{GBurl|yFM9DQAAQBAJ|p=20}} 20], [{{GBurl|yFM9DQAAQBAJ|p=23}} 23]}} |
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Fragonard was inspired by [[François Boucher]]'s ''[[The Triumph of Venus]]'' when he created this painting (Boucher was Fragonard's teacher). |
Fragonard was inspired by [[François Boucher]]'s ''[[The Triumph of Venus]]'' when he created this painting (Boucher was Fragonard's teacher). |
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Artist | Jean-Honoré Fragonard |
Year | 1753−1755 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 54 cm × 83 cm (21 in × 33 in)[1] |
Location | Musée Grobet-Labadié, Marseille, France |
The Birth of Venus (French: La Naissance de Vénus) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French Rococo painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard, produced between 1753 and 1755.[2] It is held by the Musée Grobet-LabadiéinMarseille.[1]
A sketch for the painting is in the Smith College Museum of Art.[3] In the sketch, Fragonard used a mix of red chalk and other media to study the composition before transferring it onto canvas.[4] The Birth of Venus and its sketch are an example of Fragonard's habit of reversing scene direction and changing figure positions in order to achieve an ideal composition.[5]
Fragonard was inspired by François Boucher's The Triumph of Venus when he created this painting (Boucher was Fragonard's teacher).
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