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Venus Italica

Antonio Canova, 1822 – 1823
Venus Italica, Antonio Canova
Venus Italica, zoomed in
175.3 cmVenus Italica scale comparison

Venus Italica is a Neoclassical Marble Sculpture created by Antonio Canova from 1822 to 1823. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Venus, Sculpture and Contrapposto. SourceSee Venus Italica in the Kaleidoscope

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