ITALIAN school of the early nineteenth century after the ant - Lot 169

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ITALIAN school of the early nineteenth century after the ant - Lot 169
ITALIAN school of the early nineteenth century after the antique Venus capitoline also known as Venus pudique Statuette in white marble. Accidents, missing parts and restorations. H. 61 cm REFERENCE WORK: From the original by Praxiteles (4th century B.C.), Capitoline Venus, marble, H. 195 cm, Rome, inv. MC0409. The ancient work was discovered near the Basilica of San Vitale around 1667-1670, before being donated to the Capitoline collections by Pope Benedict XIV in 1752. This representation of the goddess Venus-Aphrodite emerging from the bath naked is one of the most famous works in the collection and has been a resounding success over the centuries.
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