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Zoe Dawson - Visual Art

A
 comparison
 of
 Depictions
 of
 the
 Birth
 of
 Venus
 by
 Sandro
 Botticelli,
 and
 the

painting
 of
 the
 same
 name
 by
 Alexandre
 Cabanel.

To
 what
 extent
 do
 the
 artists’
 manipulation
 of
 the
 formal
 elements
 of
 painting
 assist

them
 in
 achieving
 their
 aims.

A
 comparison
 of
 Depictions
 of
 the
 Birth
 of
 Venus
 by
 Sandro
 Botticelli,
 and
 the

painting
 of
 the
 same
 name
 by
 Alexandre
 Cabanel.

To
 what
 extent
 do
 the
 artists’
 manipulation
 of
 the
 formal
 elements
 of
 painting
 assist

them
 in
 achieving
 their
 aims.

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