Image: The wave and the pearl, by French painter Paul Baudry (Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, 1828-1886).
The painting is a depiction of Venus, though not mentioned so in the title. The pearl (in fact different seashells) towards the right side or feet of Venus, is indicative of the Birth of Venus. Most artists who popularized the theme depicted a standing Venus, not a declining Venus as in this painting.
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