An Italian sculpted alabaster model of the Crouching Venus
An Italian sculpted alabaster model of the Crouching Venus

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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An Italian sculpted alabaster model of the Crouching Venus
Late 19th century
After the Antique
21¼in. (54cm) high

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Also refered to as: Venere nel bagno and Venere nella conchiglia. The original statue was first definetly recorded in 1704 at the Villa Medici in Rome. However there are earlier possible references to it on this site as early as 1598.

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