Statuette of Venus Anadyomene
Bronze, eyes inlaid with silver.1st—2nd cent. CE.
28.2 × 11.7 × 9.3 cm; weight 1516 g. Inv. Nos. MND 2336 / Br 4420.Paris, Louvre MuseumPhoto by Hervé Lewandowski
Statuette of Venus Anadyomene.
Bronze, eyes inlaid with silver.
1st—2nd cent. CE.
28.2 × 11.7 × 9.3 cm; weight 1516 g.
1st—2nd cent. CE.
28.2 × 11.7 × 9.3 cm; weight 1516 g.
Inv. Nos. MND 2336 / Br 4420.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
Origin:
Found in Tartus (Syria).
Previous owners:
Henri Louis Marie Martin de Boisgelin;
Louis De Clercq;
Aimé Antoine Napoléon Péretié.
Entered the Louvre in 1968 as a gift.
Previous owners:
Henri Louis Marie Martin de Boisgelin;
Louis De Clercq;
Aimé Antoine Napoléon Péretié.
Entered the Louvre in 1968 as a gift.
Description:
State of the work: incomplete: the little finger of Aphrodite’s right hand, the fingers of the right hand and the right ankle of Eros are missing; corroded epidermis; Eros not belonging (?).
Restoration: modern assembly (?, statuettes on base).
Restoration: modern assembly (?, statuettes on base).
Credits:
© 2006. Photo: Hervé Lewandowski / RMN-Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre).
Exhibition “Women of Rome. Seductive, Maternal, Excessive”. Collections of the Louvre Museum. CaixaForum Madrid (Paseo del Prado, 36; 04.11.2015 — 14.02.2016).
2021. Add. information: https://collections.louvre.fr.
Exhibition “Women of Rome. Seductive, Maternal, Excessive”. Collections of the Louvre Museum. CaixaForum Madrid (Paseo del Prado, 36; 04.11.2015 — 14.02.2016).
2021. Add. information: https://collections.louvre.fr.
Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ἀφροδίτη αφροδίτη aphrodite afrodite ἔρως έρως eros éros ρωμαϊκή romana roman römische romaine amor cupid amore cupido amour βένους venus venere vénus γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό romano romani römisch römisches römischen römischer romain romains romaines χάλκινο bronze bronzo bronzeo bronzen figurine figurines statuette statuettes statuetta male footwear footgear calzatura femminile frauenschuhe chaussures pour femmes γυναικεία παπούτσια solea sandal sandals sandalo sandali sandale πέδιλα σάμβαλα σάνδᾰλον σανδάλια σανδάλι cloak mantello mantel manteau μανδύα alatus alata winged alato geflügelt ailé φτερωτό lion leg gamba di leone löwenbein bein jambe de λιοντάρι πόδι hymation himation nude woman donna nuda nackte frau femme nue half-naked seminude seminuda halbnackte à moitié anadiomena anadyomene rising from the sea anadiomene cioè nascente dal mare die entsteigende anadyomène sortie des eaux nest rien surgie vers le haut ἀναδυομένη combing her hair che si pettina i capelli kämmt sich haare se peignant les cheveux incrustation encrustation intarsio einlegearbeit inkrustation incrusté hollow casting fusione cava hohlguss fonte en creux louis clercq collection collezione sammlung henri marie martin boisgelin aimé antoine napoléon péretié inv no mnd 2336 br 4420
