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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同一展厅 · Museum West Pavilion, Gallery W101, J·保羅·蓋蒂博物館

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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

Allegorical Portrait of the van Risamburgh Family, 1790

Bust of a Man (after the antique), 1758

Bust of Pseudo-Seneca (after the antique), 1755–1765

Sketch for a Fireplace Overmantel, about 1789

Venus Reclining on a Sea Monster with Cupid and a Putto, 1787/1788–1790

The Elements Paying Tribute to Friendship (Les Élements rendant homage a l'Amitié), about 1783

Apollo Crowning Himself, 1781–1782

Juno, 1776