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Sculpture

Medici Venus

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Type
Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date
late 17th-early 18th century
Accession number
27.172
Maker
Unknown, Italian(Opens in new tab) (Italian)
Dimensions
height: 19 in. (48.3 cm.) overall (with base): 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm.) 19 × 7 1/2 × 7 in. (48.3 × 19.1 × 17.8 cm.)
Medium
bronze
Description
The sculpture portrays the goddess of love, Venus covering her breasts and pubis in a gesture of modesty according to the iconographic type known as "chaste".
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department
European Art
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View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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