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Pauline Borghese as Venus.
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Pauline Borghese as Venus.
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Title
Pauline
Borghese
as
Venus
.
Creator
Canova, Antonio (Italian sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, 1757-1822)
Date
1808
Cultural Context
Italian
European
Western European
Roman
French
Style/Period
Neoclassical
Theme
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Profiles (figures)
Front views
Portraits
Historiated portraits
Women
Royalty
Princesses
Upper class
Adults
Nudes (representations)
Nudity
Drapery (representations)
Jewelry
Bracelets (jewelry)
Hairstyles
Sitting
Leisure
Furniture
Seating furniture
Divans
Couches (reclining furniture)
Cushions
Pillows
Tassel
Apple (fruit)
Fruit
Symbols
Symbolism (artistic concept)
Goddesses
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Subject
Sculpture
Portraits
Women
Princesses
Upper class
Adults
Nudes
Breasts
Jewelry
Bracelets
Hairstyles
Posing
Sitting
Leisure
Furniture
Couches
Seating furniture
Pillows
Apples
Fruit
Symbols
Goddesses
Supernatural beings
Fictitious characters
Myths
Legends
People Pictured
Bonaparte, Paolina, 1780-1825
Borghese, Pauline, 1780-1825
Venus (Roman deity)
Material
Marble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Measurements
Length: 79 in (200.7 cm)
Technique
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Work Type
Sculpture
Statues
Portraits
Repository
Galleria Borghese (Rome, Italy)
Source
Eisenman, Stephen F. Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History. 3rd ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. (fig. 2.4, p.58)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Eisenman courtesy: Galleria Borghese, Rome.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
1155-02.jpg
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