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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Ludovisi Cnidian Aphrodite
Work_PrefTitle
Ludovisi Cnidian Aphrodite
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Alternate Title:
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Aphrodite of Cnidos (Roman copy)
Work_AltTitle
Aphrodite of Cnidos (Roman copy)
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Image View:
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Detail of hand holding drapery (restoration by Ippolito Buzzi)
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Detail of hand holding drapery (restoration by Ippolito Buzzi)
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Creator:
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after Praxiteles (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 375-340 BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Agent_Display
after Praxiteles (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 375-340 BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 8619
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 8619
Location
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Location Note:
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via Sant’Apollinare, 46 (Palazzo Altemps); Ludovisi collection, formerly the Cesi collection
Work_LocationNotes
via Sant’Apollinare, 46 (Palazzo Altemps); Ludovisi collection, formerly the Cesi collection
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GPS:
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41.901169 12.473062
GPS
41.901169 12.473062
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Date:
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Roman copy, ca. 100-199 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
Roman copy, ca. 100-199 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
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Subjects:
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human figure; mythology (Classical); Aphrodite (Greek deity); Venus (Roman deity); Venus Pudica; Knidos
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
human figure; mythology (Classical); Aphrodite (Greek deity); Venus (Roman deity); Venus Pudica; Knidos
Subjects
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Description:
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The torso (from neck to just above the knees) is a Roman copy of the 2nd century CE, all the rest is a restoration of the 17th century by the sculptor Ippolito Buzzi (1562-1634). Buzzi probably used a head of Aphrodite as a model, also from the Ludovisi collection, which is mentioned in the inventories as a Niobe (inv. n. 8586). The Aphrodite of Knidos was one of the most famous works of the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles of Athens (ca. 350 BCE). It and its copies are often referred to as the Venus Pudica ("modest Venus") type, on account of her covering her naked pubis with her right hand. [Information from museum label.]
Work_Description_Sou rce
The torso (from neck to just above the knees) is a Roman copy of the 2nd century CE, all the rest is a restoration of the 17th century by the sculptor Ippolito Buzzi (1562-1634). Buzzi probably used a head of Aphrodite as a model, also from the Ludovisi collection, which is mentioned in the inventories as a Niobe (inv. n. 8586). The Aphrodite of Knidos was one of the most famous works of the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles of Athens (ca. 350 BCE). It and its copies are often referred to as the Venus Pudica ("modest Venus") type, on account of her covering her naked pubis with her right hand. [Information from museum label.]
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-PAL-SKA-A04
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-PAL-SKA-A04
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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