Statue of Venus Felix
Marble. Ca. 170 CE.
Inv. No. 936.Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 23Photo by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Statue of Venus Felix.
Marble. Ca. 170 CE.
Inv. No. 936.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Nord portico, 23
(Roma, Musei Vaticani, Museo Pio-Clementino, Cortile ottagono, Portico nord, 23).
Description:
In the central niche, on the left: statue of Venus Felix, copy of the Aphrodite of Cnidos by Praxiteles, with portrait head reminiscent ot the young Faustina of about 170 A.D. According to the inscription on the plinth, the statue was dedicated to Venus Felix by Sallustia and Helpidus.
Credits:
(сс) 2005. Photo: Sergey Sosnovskiy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
© 1986. Text: Guide to the Vatican: Museums and City. Pontifical Monuments, Museums and Galleries. Tipografia Vaticana, p. 42.
© 1986. Text: Guide to the Vatican: Museums and City. Pontifical Monuments, Museums and Galleries. Tipografia Vaticana, p. 42.
Keywords: ρωμαϊκή μυθολογία mythologia romana roman mythology mitologia römische mythologie romaine βένους venus venere vénus γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό romano romani römisch römisches römischen römischer romain romains romaines marble statue of felix aphrodite afrodite amor eros cupid cupids sculptor praxiteles scultore prassitele sallustia helpidus pn 23 inv no 936
