Venus
This nude can be identified as Venus from the five spiral cones in her hair, a misunderstanding of conical shells alluding to the goddess's birth from the sea. The proportions, with a thickened waist and less graceful contours than those of the northern Italian examples, indic...
Images (7)
Artifact
| id |
id
10751
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
7
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.504_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.504_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.504_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.504 |
Terms
Medium
bronze
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