Aphrodite Cnidus, Altemps Inv8619

Palazzo Altemps (Museo Nazionale Romano), Rome, Italy

Artist/Maker Copy of Praxiteles; restorer: Ippolito Buzzi (Italian, 1562– - 1634)

Cnidus Aphrodite. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th century. Marble; original elements: torso and thighs; restored elements: head, arms, legs and support (drapery and jug).

Dimensions Unspecified
Credit line Former Ludovisi Collection
Accession number Inv. 8619
Location Ground floor
Photographer/Source Jastrow (2006)

Aphrodite/Venus Gallery

Mythology Images

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