Torso of Venus
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Torso of Venus
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Published 2018-03-19T17:53:50+00:00
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This is an example of the world-widely famous trend of sculpting naked goddesses. The Greek Aphrodite, goddess of love, was first depicted completely naked around 340 BC. Many copies were made and this sculpture in particular is the late Hellenistic type of Venus.
Technical Information
| Date published | 19/03/2018 |
| Complessità | Easy |
More Information
| Title | Torso of Venus |
| Date | Roman copy of the 2nd century AD |
| Accession | Sk 28 |
| Period | Roman |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Acquired in Florence, Italy, in 1842 |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
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