Venus Italica (or Italian Venus)
Canova, Antonio (After)
Plaster cast of Canova's marble original in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
History note: C. Maude, Esq., Bathampton Manor House, Bath
Given by Charles T. Maud, Esq., in 1849.
Too high to measure. The Possagno example is H. 172 cm.
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Method of acquisition: Given (1849-10-27) by Maud, C.
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1819
Plaster cast of Canova's marble statue known as the Venus Italica, in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. The original marble (executed in 1810) was commissioned by Lodovico I of Etruria in 1804 to replace the famous antique Roman statue of Venus, known as the 'Medici Venus', which had been taken to Paris by the French after Napoleon's invasion of Italy. The Medici Venus was a 1st-century BCE Roman copy of a Greek work by Cleomenes of Athens.
Casting (process) : Plaster cast
Accession number: M.1-1849
Primary reference Number: 29518
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1849
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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