Aphrodite du type de la Vénus du Capitole
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Borghese Venus, 2nd century CE Roman marble copy of the Aphrodite of Cnidus (Capitoline Venus subtype). Once in the Borghese collection, it now resides in the Louvre Museum thanks to its purchase by Napoleon. The accompanying Cupid and dolphin are both classical attributes of Venus but are probably the addition of the Roman copyist. Its accession number is MR 369 (Ma 335).
Particulars
- Accession number
- MR 369
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2006 Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Daniel Lebée/Carine Deambrosis
