Birth of Venus ヴィーナスの誕生う゛ぃーなすのたんじょう

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ギリシア・ローマ神話に登場する女神たちを、ロココ風の感性で優美に描き出した作品。トリトンが法螺貝を吹き鳴らして愛と美の女神の誕生を祝福し、海のニンフたちもその若く美しい姿を波間に漂わせ、この華やかなセレモニーに参加している。愛を燃え立たせる松明や、美と芳香と棘でこの女神に擬せられるバラを持ったクピドたちがヴィーナスの頭上で飛び交っている。

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　The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. 　JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).

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January 9, 2026