Bidspirit auction | Venus Anadyomene. 18th-19th century. Patinated

Venus Anadyomene. 18th-19th century. Patinated bronze with traces of gilding. Beautiful antique base in mixed marbles. - 26 x 8.2 x 7.2 cm The subject of this refined bronze statuette is Aphrodite Anadyomene, that is, it represents the goddess who is born from the waters and wrings out her hair followed by Cupid. A subject drawn from both archaeological sculptures and frescoes, it was already successful in the Renaissance period and then in the Neoclassical period, always following the Grand Tour taste for the collection of bronzes with mythological themes.