Bidspirit auction | After Canova Marble ”Venus Italica”

After Canova Marble ”Venus Italica” Sculpture - After Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822). Carved marble sculpture after Antonio Canova’s ”Venus Italica, ” depicting the Roman goddess of love modestly clutching a draped cloth to her chest, her form elegantly revealing the callipygian contours characteristic of Canova’s neoclassical style, 19th century. Canova created the original ”Venus Italica” as a replacement for the ”Venus de’ Medici, ” which had been seized by Napoleon Bonaparte's forces and taken to France in 1802. In a notable departure from the ancient model, Canova introduced the gesture of modesty: the draped cloth held to the chest, which was absent in the original composition. The ”Venus de’ Medici” itself is a 1st century BCE Roman rendering of a lost Greek original attributed to Cleomenes of Athens, depicting the goddess Aphrodite. Height: 38 in x width: 9 1/2 in x depth: 11 1/2 in. Weight: 101 lbs 9 oz. Condition: There are no breaks or losses to the sculpture. Light dust gathered throughout. Some wear to the base including some large chips along the underside.