attributed to Antonio Susini
Venus Callipygos
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Venus Callipygos” now? Victoria and Albert Museum, Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery, London. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.
Open now· until 5:45 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Before setting up his own workshop in 1600, Antonio Susini (active ca. 1575; d. 1624) was one of Giambologna’s principal assistants. His figure of Venus admiring her buttocks derives from a celebrated antique marble statue that had recently been excavated from the site of Emperor Nero’s Golden House in Rome, the Callipygian Venus (now Museo Nazionale, Naples). It is an excellent cast, typical of Susini’s fine craftsmanship.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- A.141-1910
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
