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Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770-1844
The Birth of Venus
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Location
Inventory Number
A348
Catalogue Number
A348Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)
Explanation
- According to the Greek poet Hesiod, the goddess of beauty and love was born from the sea. Here Thorvaldsen imagines her fully grown stepping from a shell and with a dolphin on either side of her.
Motif / Theme
Version / Edition
Original Model
Dimension
- Height 42.3 cm
- Width 38.5 cm
Art Form / Craft
Sculpture
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Acquisition Mode
Bequest from Bertel ThorvaldsenAcquisition Date
March 24, 1844