Venus

Venus, goddess of beauty and love in ancient mythology, leans on a tree trunk to remove her remaining sandal. She turns inward, drawing the viewer in to examine her nude body. Carved fully in the round, the figure provides views from multiple angles. Along with statues of Minerva and Juno, Venus illustrates the subject of the Judgment of Paris, drawn from ancient mythology, when Paris was asked to judge which of the three goddesses was the most beautiful. Venus, here carved in a satiny white marble and in the greatest state of undress, won.

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Соседи по залам: Музей Гетти

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Источники

Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)

A Hero dying in the arms of Victory

Castor and Pollux

Minerva

Juno

Diana

Sir George Savile (1726–84)

Woman with a book, possibly Religion, or Mrs Jane Coke of Holkham

Ирисы, 1889

The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light, 1894

Wheatstacks, Snow Effect, Morning (Meules, Effet de Neige, Le Matin), 1891

Sunrise (Marine), 1872 или 1873

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, 1869

Saint Bartholomew, 1661

Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel, 1633

Похищение Европы, 1632