'The Birth of Venus' by François Boucher… by François Boucher

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a nude woman rising among sea nymphs and flying putti in clouds.

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'The Birth of Venus' by François Boucher, chalks and charcoal, François Boucher, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This drawing in black chalk and charcoal with white highlights on toned paper shows a central nude female figure rising amid a crowd of sea nymphs and figures in the lower half. Several putti hover among clouds in the upper right and upper left.

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Mythology