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The Birth of Aphrodite, or Venus Rising from the Froth of the Sea - Graphic Arts
The Birth of Aphrodite, or Venus Rising from the Froth of the Sea - Graphic Arts

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# The Birth of Aphrodite, or Venus Rising from the Froth of the Sea

Posted by Julie L. Mellby on March 15, 2012\| [1 Comment](the_birth_of_aphrodite.html#comments)

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Aphrodite (or Venus to the Romans) is thought to have been born near Paphos, on the island of Cyprus. According to Greek myth, Uranus and Gaia had a son named Cronus. The parents fought and Gaia created a stone sickle, which she gave to Cronus to attack his father. Cronus castrated Uranus and threw his father’s testicles into the sea. They caused the sea to foam and out of that white foam rose Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.

This is the story George Cruikshank chose to paint in his late sixties or early seventies. Two versions have been identified, one in the Graphic Arts collection at Princeton University and the other at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Neither has a date on the work itself but the Princeton records assign the work to the year 1860. This may once have been on the verso of the board on which it is painted but unfortunately, the painting has been glued to another wooden support, so this information cannot be checked.

[![cruikshank aphrodite1.jpg](../../assets_c/2012/03/cruikshank aphrodite1-thumb-220x293-15511.jpg)](../../assets_c/2012/03/cruikshank aphrodite1-15511.html) George Cruikshank ( 1792-1878), _The Birth of Aphrodite,_ 1860\. Oil on panel, with heavy varnishing. Signed: ‘Geo. Cruikshank 1792-1878’. 46 x 61 cm. GC022 Cruikshank collection.

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George Cruikshank (1792-1878), _Venus Rising from the Froth of the Sea,_ pre-1884. Oil on canvas. 30.5 x 25.1 cm. Victoria and Albert Museum, AL9570

Cruikshank owned this stipple engraving by Thomas Hollis, which may have served, in a small part, as inspiration for his own design.

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Thomas Hollis (1818-1843) after a painting by Richard Westall (1765-1836), _The Boar that Killed Adonis Brought to Venus,_ 1833-43. Stipple engraving. British Museum

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## 1 Comment

Bee C

\| [March 16, 2012 5:34 AM](the_birth_of_aphrodite.html#comment-86839)

Ever since I opened the Greek Mythology and delved into the world of all these Gods and Goddesses, Ive been deeply interested in everything revolving around that area of the Greek History and respectively the graphics or sculptures that gave some images to these divine figures.Aphrodite, as the Goddess of Love has always been my favourite one and the story of her birth from the sea froth has been always so majestic to me. That is why I foun the paintings of George Cruikshank as such an unique approach to her vision and am loving the fact that you posted them on here!

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