Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Art Shorts #432: A brief discussion of Venus Rising from the Sea, a Deception, painted around 1822 by the American artist Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825). The painting measures 74.0 x 61.3 cm and is on display at
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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