Statue of Venere Anadiomene

With lavish and rather ancient forms, the naked torso of this Venus rested on her right leg, while her left arm, now completely missing, was probably raised. With a soft and delicate structure, the rendering of the nude makes this a good quality sculpture. The diminutive size of the statue can be attributed to the fact that it was intended to be an ornament. The nudity and overall rhythm of the figure hark back to the series of chaste Venuses, most notably the Aphrodite of Knidos, one of the most celebrated works of antiquity produced by the Greek sculptor Praxiteles between 364-361 B.C. for the city of Knidos in Asia Minor.