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[[Venus Anadyomene (Titian)|Venus Anadyomene]] is an oil painting by Titian, dating to around 1520. It depicts Venus rising from the sea and wringing her hair, with a shell visible at the bottom left, taken from a description of Venus by Greek poet Hesiod in which she was born fully-grown from a shell. The wringing of her hair is a direct imitation of Apelles's lost masterwork of the same title. The painting is in good condition and achieved public ownership in 2003 when it was purchased from the 7th Duke of Sutherland. It is now in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.Painting credit: Titian