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 viewProvenanceDemidoff 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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circa 1490–1510
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