African Venus
This bronze is believed to be modeled on the combined appearances of several women; Cordier later recorded that he composed his busts in this way. First exhibited with the title “Black Woman from the Colonies,” the sculpture was renamed “African Venus” in 1857 by the French cr...
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Artifact
| id |
id
15324
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Shepherd Gallery, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by purchase.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
8
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.2665_VwB_TR_T9III%20.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.2665_VwB_TR_T9III%20.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_54.2665_VwB_TR_T9III%20.jpg |
| imageCount | 8 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2665 |
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Medium
bronze and gold
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