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LOT 0385

Marble Bathing Venus

NEOCLASSICAL, 19TH CENTURY A.D.

30 3/4 in. (21.2 kg, 78 cm high).

A marble interpretation of the famous 'Bathing Venus' (Pudica Venus) statue, modelled naturalistically in the round, nude, hair piled behind her head, holding her garment to her breast, standing on a composite discoid base imitating a stone pavement, with a casket at her feet; after Giambologna's Renaissance original; restored.

Provenance

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.

Footnotes

The original 'Bathing Venus' statue in bronze has been attributed to Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna) (1529-1608), and was probably created for King Henry IV of France as a diplomatic gift from Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. This is a neoclassical interpretation of that Renaissance statue.

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LOT 0385

Marble Bathing Venus

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235

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