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Venus Italica

ArtistWorkshop of Antonio Canova Italian, 1757–1822

Datecirca 1815–1822

MediumMarble

Dimensions67 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 26 3/4 in. (172.1 x 50.2 x 67.9 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)

Object number92.2

On View

On view

ProvenanceDemidoff family, Villa Demidoff, Partolino, near Florence; sold to Sotheby's Florence, 21-4 April, 1969, lot no. 203; Sotheby's London, July 2, 1990; Alex Wengraf Ltd. to NCMA 1992.

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