The sculpture of slightly larger than life size dimensions was found near basilica of san vitale around 1666 1670.
Marble venus rome.
The temple of venus and roma latin.
The capitoline venus is a slightly over lifesize marble statue of venus it is an antonine copy of a late hellenistic sculpture that ultimately derives from praxiteles helbig 1972 128 30.
It was found on the viminal hill during the pontificate of clement x 1670 76 in the gardens belonging to the stazi near san vitale.
1822 23 variant of marble first executed 1810 culture.
Workshop of antonio canova italian possagno 1757 1822 venice date.
French private collection acquired in the 1970s.
Soprintendenza speciale per i beni archeologici di napoli e pompei.
30 5 cm high please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Property from a french private collection a roman marble head of venus circa 2nd century a d.
A contributory reason for it is perhaps the date august 19 of the foundation of one of her roman temples august 19 is the vinalia rustica a festival of jupiter hence he and venus came to be associated and this facilitated their equation as father and daughter with the greek deities zeus and aphrodite.
The discovery of the capitoline venus the capitoline venus was discovered in rome in the.
She stands with the weight on her right leg holding with her left hand the folds of her mantle wrapped around the lower body a long strand of hair falls over her left shoulder.
That venus s identification with aphrodite took place fairly early is certain.
Alluding to bathing or venus birth from the sea.
175 3 cm 293 kg classification.
Lot essay the fashion of the hairstyle finds close similarity to the capitoline venus which is based on the 4th century b c.
It is made of precious marble probably parian and represents venus aphrodite nude and in contemplation coming out of her bath.
Marble and pigment 40 15 16 in.
69 in 646 lb.
Scientific instruments credit line.
An ancient roman marble statue of the goddess aphrodite venus.
The temple of venus and rome was one of rome s most colossal temples.
Cut at the right shoulder in the 19th century to accommodate a now missing restoration.
Bequest of lillian rojtman berkman 2001.
Constructed by hadrian and dedicated in 135 though possibly not completed until 145 by antoninus pius according to numismatic evidence depicting the temple it essentially enveloped the velia hill a small contiguous mound adjoining the palatine hill.
Pope benedict xiv purchased it from the stazi.