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Pastel painting of a nude woman with long hair standing within a pale shell-shaped oval against a blue sky, with rocks and a small shell at the shore below.

The Birth of Venus

A nude woman with long reddish hair stands upright inside a large pale, shell-like oval against a blue sky with soft clouds, with rocky shore forms and a small shell below. Painted in soft pastel tones with loose, blended brushwork, the figure is centered and framed by the pearly shell, matching the museum title.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1912
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1280 × 2975 px
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Public domain · Odilon Redon died 1916 and the work dates by 1912; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Odilon Redon, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El nacimiento de Venus

Una mujer desnuda de cabello largo y rojizo está de pie dentro de un gran óvalo pálido con forma de concha, frente a un cielo azul con nubes suaves, y abajo se ven formas rocosas de orilla y una pequeña concha. Pintada con tonos pastel y pinceladas suaves y difuminadas, la figura queda centrada y enmarcada por la concha nacarada, en concordancia con el título del museo.

Português: O nascimento de Vênus

Uma mulher nua, de cabelo longo e avermelhado, está em pé dentro de um grande oval pálido em forma de concha, diante de um céu azul com nuvens suaves; embaixo veem-se formas rochosas da praia e uma pequena concha. Pintada em tons pastel e com pinceladas suaves e esfumadas, a figura fica centralizada e emoldurada pela concha nacarada, em conformidade com o título do museu.

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