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Venus
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Published 2017-11-30T12:29:32+00:00
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Venus was an Italian goddess. She was associated with nature and beauty and later identified by the Romans with the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. She is depicted in a contrapposto stance with her left arm rested on her chest. She is semi-naked and is standing on what appears to be a massive seashell. As a native Italian deity. Venus had no myths of her own, therefore, she became identified with various foreign goddesses like Aphrodite. She is associated with love and with feminine beauty.
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| Date published | 30/11/2017 |
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| Title | Venus |
| Date | Around 1765 |
| Accession | 378 |
| Medium | Sandstone |
| Place | The Lapidarium at the Art Collections Museum |
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