Who painted “The Birth of Venus”?

“The Birth of Venus” was painted by Alexandre Cabanel in 1863. Where to see it: Musée d'Orsay.

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Alexandre Cabanel: polished academic nudes and mythological scenes, smooth skin and pastel colours.

Alexandre Cabanel (28 September 1823 – 23 January 1889) was a French painter. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the academic style. He was also well known as a portrait painter. Wikipedia

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“Fallen angel”, 1847
“Phaedra”, 1880
“Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners”, 1887
“Nymph abducted by a faun”, 1860
“Ophelia”, 1883
“Emperor Napoleon III”, 1865
“Albaydé”, 1848
“Thamar”, 1875