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Venus
Danese Cattaneoc. 1560
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Cattaneo's <em>Venus</em> is reminiscent of the ancient Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles (Greek, c. 375–340 BC), as Venus holds her drapery in her right hand, leaving her body fully exposed. This work recalls Cattaneo's bronze sculptures of goddesses with the unbalanced curvature of the body and elaborately sculpted hair. Along with the hands and feet, the back of the figure is largely unfinished, indicating that it probably originally stood against a wall or in a niche.
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- Title: Venus
- Creator: Danese Cattaneo (Italian, 1509-1573)
- Date Created: c. 1560
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 52.9 x 20 x 12 cm (20 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Hans Gutmann (Vienna, Austria), Erich Lederer (Geneva, Switzerland), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1950.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.578
- Medium: bronze
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Italy, 16th century
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1950.578
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