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Source Description
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, indicate a German origin.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10751
label
Venus
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
7
Source metadata
id
10751
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Venus
description
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, indicate a German origin.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1500 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
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7
pageCount
7
source
import
dimensionsRaw
8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
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