Sculpture
Medici Venus
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- 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
- Department
- European Art
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