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Venus - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting of a Garden by Daniela Astone
By Daniela Astone
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
attention of the Italian artist has only grown. The classic construction and narrative paintings and for
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Arrival Of Venus, early 20th Century
By Lionel Ellis
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Arrival Of Venus, early 20th Century
by Lionel Ellis ARCA (1903-1988)
Fine large early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Arrival Of Venus, early 20th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Venus & Her Attendants, early 20th Century
by Lionel Ellis ARCA (1903-1988)
Fine large early
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venus Bandaging the Eyes of Love, Large Oil Painting on Canvas by Louvre Copyist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
TITIEN (1488/1490 – 1576), "Venus bandaging the eyes of Love".
The painting itself dates to the late
Category
16th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Modern Bill Kohn Painting "Venus of Mylar" Acrylic on Canvas
By Bill Kohn
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist William Bill Kohn (1931-2004) large acrylic painting titled "Venus of Mylar", circa 1976
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hans Zatzka Attributed Pair of Oil on Canvas Paintings Venus and Psyche, Austria
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Queens, NY
Bernard Zatzka.
An identical painting from this pair "Venus and Amor standing near a fountain
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Paintings
"Venus
s Day Off" oil painting of a woman in black suit floating on a swan tube
By Elise Remender
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” Elise Remender’s love of painting began at an early age as she created imaginary worlds in her hometown
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Triumph of Venus and Galatea Over Moby Dick
Located in New Orleans, LA
tactic, I intend to create paintings that can hang side by side with old master works in a museum that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venus of the Midnight Forest
By Shamona Stokes
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Venus of the Midnight Forest, 2020, watercolor, mirror paint, ink, and salt on Arches paper. Venus
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Pigeons" Group of Birds in Layered Hand Cut Paper and Watercolor
By Nayan and Venus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pigeons" is an original piece by Nayan and Vaishali made from watercolor on layered hand-cut paper. This piece measuures 11.75”h x 9.5”w x 1"d framed, and is shipped in the featured...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Print Inspired by Venus of Willendorf
Located in Houston, TX
Print of a women figure inspired by Venus of Willendorf sculpture. Print has light earth green and
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
Study of the Venus de Medici
By James Ward
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
James Ward R.A. (1769-1859)
Study of the Venus de Medici
Signed with initials `J.W. RA.’ (lower
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil
Venus And The Graces Dance In Front Of Mars Oil On Canvas 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
different instruments: Venus, who is characterized by the crown on her head, beats on a triangle, the three
Category
18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Circa 1890s "The Mirror of Venus" Photogravure by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
By Edward Burne-Jones
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1890s photogravure by F. Hollger(?) of "The Mirror of Venus", the 1877 oil painting by Sir
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Jozza Original Acrylic on Canvas "Venus, The goddess of love and beauty" 30 x 24
By Jozza
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Jozza
Title: "Siri - Venus, The goddess of love and beauty"
Year: 2024
Media: Original
Category
2010s Pop Art Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid 20th Century Watercolour - The Triumph Of Venus
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful and sensual portrait of Venus, surrounded by cherubs and doves, reclining on an ocean
Category
20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
17th Century by Andrea De Lione Venus and Adonis Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
which tells the story depicted in the painting. It’s the story of Venus’ unrequited love.
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Birth Of Venus, Pen And Ink On Paper About 1720
By James Thornhill
Located in Milan, IT
collection.
It is one of the first preparatory sketches for the scene of "The Birth of Venus", of which we
Category
18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Symbolist Oil on Canvas Venus Rising from the Danube Oswald Grill circa 1905
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Oswald Grill (1878 - 1964), Venus rising from the Danube, oil on canvas, ca. 1905, signed
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Details Of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482), 1984
By Andy Warhol
Located in Stamford, CT
Title/Year: Details Of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482), 1984
Category
1980s Prints and Multiples
Birth of Venus
Statue in Cement Stone
Located in Astoria, NY
Botticelli painting 'Birth of Venus'. The piece is in good vintage condition.
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock by Sévin and Barbedienne
By Louis-Constant Sevin, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in London, GB
painting of Venus and, on its reverse, with an image of a flower basket. Its sides are mounted with two
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Empire Pendule, Venus and Amor, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Fire-gilt bronze pendule on a rectangular base with ball feet. Three dimensional depiction of Venus
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Large Royal Vienna Picture Plate
The Triumph Of Venus
After F. Boucher, c 1890
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
inscription ‘Venus’ in black.
The oil painting ‘The Triumph of Venus’ (circa 1740) by François Boucher (1703
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Classical Roman Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pecheur a la ligne er femme lisant - Impressionist Ink
Crayon - Auguste Renoir
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
style of the painting; Venus Victrix (1915–1916); Big Squatting Washerwoman (1917); and Maternity, cast
Category
1870s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Ink
Antique George V 9kt Yellow Gold Claret Jug
By Mappin
Webb
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
chased decorated variant of the scene from the illustrious 19th century painting 'The Birth of Venus
Category
Vintage 1910s English Other Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
A large French 19th C painting of Venus and Cupid in a classical surrounding
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Adolphe-Alexandre Lesrel (French, 1839 – 1929)
Venus and Cupid
Oil on canvas
51 x 38.1/2in. (130 x
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge French 19th century Rococo painting "Venus at the forge of Vulcan" Love
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Very fine French rococo painting "Venus at the Forge of Vulcan"
This large painting depicts Venus
Category
19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Birth of Venus
By (After) Sandro Botticelli
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Birth of Venus
after Sandro Botticelli (Italian, circa 1486)
oil painting on canvas, framed
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Birth of Venus Reimagined" Modernist Abstract Nudes Painting on Canvas
By Gee Gee Collins
Located in New York, NY
beauty in her sense of style and design. The size of this painting is grand and makes for a striking
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Venus of Alexandria Icon (Yves Klein)
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original signed acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Jack Graves (1988-) titled "The
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Birth of Venus Oil Painting Alexandre Cabanel Nude Nymph Cherubs Ocean 55"
Located in Dayton, OH
Hand painted reproduction of the Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel. The oil painting is on
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
MODERN BIRTH OF VENUS
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HILDA DAVIDSON KASTER
"MODERN BIRTH OF VENUS"
WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE, FROM HER ESTATE
AMERICAN
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Venus
The Death Of Adonis, 17th Century Venetian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Venus & The Death Of Adonis, 17th Century
Venetian School - follower of Paolo Veronese (1528-1588
Category
16th Century Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Venus of the Grotticella Fountain, Giambologna, Mid 19th Century
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Signed: Morrow '65 (Lower, Right)
" Venus of the Grotticella Fountain ", 1865
Oil on Paper
14 1
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Gallant Conversation at the Foot of Venus, сirca 1830-1840.
Located in Firenze, IT
"Gallant Conversation At The Foot Of Venus Oil On Parqueted Panel, Circa 1830-1840"
Gallant
Category
1830s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venus with putti Circle of Francesco Furini, oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Francesco Furini was an Italian Baroque painter, one of the most important in Florence in the 17th century. In 1633, after receiving harsh criticism for his female nudes, Furini deci...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Contemplation of Beauty
, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Geneva, Venus de Milo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
a maid-servant contemplating a copy of the Venus de Milo.
Signed lower left, "E. David" for Emile
Category
1870s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mid-18th century French school Portrait of a lady as Venus disarming Cupid
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a lady as Venus disarming Cupid,
circle of Charles Andre Van Loo (1706-1765)
18th
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Triumph Of Venus Oil On Canvas Late
700 Early
800, From Cardboard By Cignani C
Located in Milan, IT
, in the pearl arrangement, in the blue cloak to the presumed Venus in the central painting.
According
Category
Late 18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Louis Boermeester (1908-1992) - Framed 20th Century Watercolour, Birth of Venus
Located in Corsham, GB
An elegant, mythological inspired painting showing the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after
Category
20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Birth of Vienna" - American Realism - Horse Painting - Botticelli
By Julie Ferris
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Birth of Vienna" is a large-scale painting inspired by Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venus of Medici. Italian Academic Drawing. cm 72 x cm 55. XIX century
Located in Firenze, IT
Venus of Medici. Italian Academic Drawing.
XIX century
Charcoal on paper.
72cm x 55 cm
Good
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Nymphs Albani Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Italy Landscape Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
(or Victoria of Diana)
oil on canvas, 61 x 73 cm., framed 79 x 93 cm.
The beautiful painting
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Botticelli Donuts" Birth of Venus Pop Art photo arrangement of donuts Rag paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
Botticelli, "The Birth of Venus". I included an image in this listing of the Botticelli painting that
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
"Botticelli Donuts" Birth of Venus Pop Art photo arrangement of donuts Rag paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
Botticelli, "The Birth of Venus". I included an image in this listing of the Botticelli painting that
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Conception: birth of Venus, lovers, pink blue fighter planes, ocean landscape
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
base of the image, a large clamshell references Sandro Botticelli’s famed painting “Birth of Venus”, in
Category
1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Conception: birth of Venus, lovers, pink blue fighter planes, ocean landscape
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
base of the image, a large clamshell references Sandro Botticelli’s famed painting “Birth of Venus”, in
Category
1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Mother of Pearl Sea Shell Braided Cord Belt, 1960s
Located in Boca Raton, FL
from Botticelli’s 15th century painting The Birth of Venus, the shimmering shell serves as a source of
Category
1970s Belts
Old,
original signed print by Judy Chicago from Madison Print Club
By Judy Chicago
Located in Milwaukee, WI
male-dominated field of art making. In such storied paintings at Titian's 'Venus of Urbino,' Ingres
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Mulberry Paper, Etching, Lithograph
The mirror of Venus (Scent)
By Stephen Rose
Located in London, GB
colourful decorative piece which is almost an abstraction, this painting of a group of scent bottles seems a
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Black Birth of Venus
By Andrea Mary Marshall
Located in New York, NY
Venus XV (Aphrodite of the spangled mind)
By Mary Heebner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Central to Mary Heebner's oeuvre is her interest in the spiritual qualities of the natural world. Integrating concepts of archaeology, history, and nature, Heebner's inquisitive work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
The Birth of Venus" Screenprint - Steve Kaufman
Located in Bridport, CT
"The Birth of Venus" screenprint by Steve Kaufman, signed. /125.
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Screen
Venus and Cupid with Nymphs by a Follower of François Boucher
Located in New York, NY
outdoor scene of the goddess Venus playing idly with one of Cupid's arrows as he reaches out to retrieve
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus 1482)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Miami, FL
Screenprint in Colors on Arches Aquarelle (Cold Pressed) paper. Hand signed and numbered in pencil, lower left. Printer Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. Publisher Editions Schellmann &...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus) F&S II.316
By Andy Warhol
Located in Miami, FL
Hand signed and numbered from the edition of 70 in pencil, lower left. Printer Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. Publisher Editions Schellmann & Kluser, Munich, Germany/New York. Feldman...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
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