The Birth of Venus (Gervex)
The Birth of Venus is a 1907 painting by the French artist Henri Gervex. It is now in the Petit Palais, in Paris. It depicts the Greek goddess Venus (Aphrodite) washed up to shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown (called Venus Anadyomene and often depicted in art).

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1907 paintings
Paintings by Henri Gervex
Paintings of Venus
Nude art
French paintings
Paintings in the Petit Palais
Water in art