{"product_id":"the-birth-of-venus-alexandre-cabanel-1","title":"The Birth of Venus - Alexandre Cabanel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Birth of Venus\u003c\/b\u003e by Alexandre Cabanel (1875) stands as one of the most celebrated works of academic French painting, capturing the timeless mythological moment of Venus emerging from the sea. Commissioned and acquired by Napoleon III at the Paris Salon of 1863 — with this version painted in 1875 for The Metropolitan Museum of Art — the composition exemplifies the height of nineteenth-century academic tradition, blending classical mythology with sensuous Realist technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCabanel renders Venus in a languid, horizontal pose, her body caressed by gentle ocean foam while a chorus of \u003cb\u003ewinged putti\u003c\/b\u003e hovers above, framing the goddess in an atmosphere of divine arrival. The painting's seamless transitions of flesh tones, its luminous aquatic palette, and the idealized anatomy reflect the rigorous training of the \u003cb\u003eÉcole des Beaux-Arts\u003c\/b\u003e, of which Cabanel was a leading professor. The work speaks to themes of beauty, desire, and the divine feminine that permeated European salon culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cb\u003emuseum-quality stretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e faithfully renders Cabanel's masterwork with exceptional chromatic accuracy on premium matte canvas. Hand-stretched over a solid wooden frame with a \u003cb\u003e0.75-inch gallery wrap\u003c\/b\u003e, it arrives ready to hang — bringing the grandeur of The Metropolitan Museum of Art directly to your walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlexandre Cabanel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1875\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41 3\/4 x 71 7\/8 in. (106 x 182.6 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRealism\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 × 20 cm (10″ × 8″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e76 × 51 cm (30″ × 20″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e152 × 102 cm (60″ × 40″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"S — 40×30 cm","offer_id":60059527315790,"sku":"GLV-15182227790-S","price":39.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M — 50×40 cm","offer_id":60059527348558,"sku":"GLV-15182227790-M","price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L — 90×60 cm","offer_id":60059527381326,"sku":"GLV-15182227790-L","price":89.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DP-22432-001_6d9d5e58-5353-42e9-ae9c-456686a84a8a.jpg?v=1783392958","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/products\/the-birth-of-venus-alexandre-cabanel-1","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}