Italian bust of Venus Italica
After Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822): a white marble bust of Venus Italica, Italian, late 19th century.
Dimensions: 50 cms high
Condition: Good condition
Reference: SO092002/426S
Literature:
In his book Nineteenth-Century Sculpture H.W. Janson calls the Venus Italica from 1812 psychologically... Canova's most subtle and complex creation... .She was taken by surprise while taking a bath and reacts with a natural gesture that varies in intensity depending from which angel you look at the statue.Venus, who is now better known for her erotic connotations, originally was assigned as the mythological goddess of gardens and flowers...