Venus
Artist
Roman
Date1st–2nd century CE
Mediummarble
Dimensions125.7 x 51.1 cm (49 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1901.55
DescriptionMarble fragment lacking head and arms, mounted on a modern base. From ruins of an ancient villa near Lake Albano, Central Italy.Label TextThis half-draped figure of Venus/Aphrodite is derived from a famous Greek sculpture by Praxiteles. The cloak loosely draped around her lower body emphasizes her sensuality as goddess of sexual love. The first Roman emperors traced their mythical origins to Venus, and some empresses were deified as her. The cult of Venus was popular across the Roman Empire as attested by the great number of such statues found in public and private settings. ProvenanceSebasti & Reali, Rome Italy
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