The Birth of Venus
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The painting is often referred to humorously as “Venus on the half-shell.”
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For instance, Comstock successfully prosecuted an art gallery owner for selling a replica of "The Birth of Venus" by 19th-century painter Alexandre Cabanel.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2023
The exhibition included a 2009 recreation of The Birth of Venus by photographer David LaChapelle, as well as interpretations of the same painting by Andy Warhol.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2021
Despite paintings like The Birth of Venus, however, Botticelli remained a pious Christian throughout his life.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
A Roman Venus stands next to Salvador Dalí's surrealist Venus de Milo with a giraffe neck, alongside a blue Venus cast by Yves Klein and The Birth of Venus by Andy Warhol.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2011
Then we came on here, and, do you know, "The Birth of Venus" nearly made me cry when I first saw it, it's so beautiful.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 13, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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