Vat goddess nude (photos)

APHRODITE was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman often accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell and mirror. In classical sculpture and fresco she was usually depicted nude.

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Greek Goddess Aphrodite Venus Birth of Sexy Nude Naked Alabaster Statue 9.8″

Product Summary: Greek Goddess Aphrodite Venus Birth of Sexy Nude Naked Alabaster Statue 9.8″

We are grateful to Dr. Sarah Burnage, Assistant Curator at Fairfax House (York Civic Trust) and author of for confirming the attribution to William Etty on the basis of photographs. ProvenancePrivate collection, Canada.The nude figure in the present lot can probably be identified with the goddess Venus. She is depicted, reclining on a bed in a sumptuous interior, an Italianate landscape beyond. Etty, who was accomplished at rendering the female nude, painted Venus in a number of other paintings such as ( 1825-1835, York Museums Trust) and (exhibited 1828, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum in Bournemouth). The present lot, without the presence of another figure or cupid, focuses the viewers attention on Venus alone – and her pose, the posy of flowers, bracelet and the handling of the bedding, are reminiscent of Titian’s 1534 work , currently in the Uffizi, Florence.