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[Venus]

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Italian Photographer · 1804–1885

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Date: 1859
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: Italian
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Photograph of a statue of Venus or Aphrodite in a "Venus Pudica" or "Modest Venus" pose with an attached base. Her right arm covers her breasts, while her left hand covers her pubic area. A support can be seen by her left leg. It is placed on a pedestal at a slight angle from the back view, showing mostly her left side.

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