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Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix

Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 59 1/2 in. (151.1 cm). Date: 1st-2nd century A.D.. Copy of a Greek bronze statue of the late 5th century B.C. attributed to Kallimachos This goddess wears a sleeveless, ungirt chiton of thin clinging material that reveals every curve of her body. Her pose--between standing and walking--was developed by the sculptor Polykleitos in the mid-fifth century B.C. She originally lifted one edge of her himation (cloak) with her right hand and probably held an apple in the other.
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Title:
Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix
Caption:
Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 59 1/2 in. (151.1 cm). Date: 1st-2nd century A.D.. Copy of a Greek bronze statue of the late 5th century B.C. attributed to Kallimachos This goddess wears a sleeveless, ungirt chiton of thin clinging material that reveals every curve of her body. Her pose--between standing and walking--was developed by the sculptor Polykleitos in the mid-fifth century B.C. She originally lifted one edge of her himation (cloak) with her right hand and probably held an apple in the other.
Technique/material:
Marble
Period:
imperial
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3010 x 4223 px | 36.4 MB
Print size:
25.5 x 35.8 cm | 10.0 x 14.1 in (300 dpi)
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