Canova sculpture "Venus Victrix"
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The Canova sculpture "Venus Victrix" is a celebrated neoclassical marble statue by Antonio Canova depicting Pauline Bonaparte semi-nude as the goddess Venus reclining on a couch.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venus Victrix (Canova) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marble sculpture
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neoclassical sculpture ⓘ reclining female nude ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pauline Bonaparte
ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix
Princess Borghese ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline Borghese as Venus Victrix
|
| artHistoricalSignificance | major work of neoclassical sculpture ⓘ |
| artworkType |
portrait sculpture
ⓘ
statue ⓘ |
| collection |
Galleria Borghese
ⓘ
surface form:
Borghese collection
|
| commissionContext | marriage of Pauline Bonaparte and Camillo Borghese ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Camillo Borghese ⓘ |
| couchType | classical daybed ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Antonio Canova ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Galleria Borghese ⓘ |
| depictionForm |
reclining figure
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semi-nude figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
Pauline Bonaparte
ⓘ
Venus ⓘ |
| depictsAttribute | apple of discord ⓘ |
| depictsDrapery | lightly draped lower body ⓘ |
| depictsHairStyle | classical coiffure ⓘ |
| depictsSocialStatus | nobility ⓘ |
| displayContext |
Galleria Borghese
ⓘ
surface form:
Borghese palace interiors
|
| genre | neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasArtisticTechnique |
idealized classicizing anatomy
ⓘ
polished marble finish ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| iconography |
Venus Victrix
ⓘ
surface form:
Venus Victrix (Venus Victorious)
|
| inception |
c. 1805–1808
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| mythologicalReference |
judgment of Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
Judgement of Paris
|
| notableFor |
highly polished marble surface
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mythological portrait of a contemporary figure ⓘ sensuous portrayal of Pauline Bonaparte ⓘ |
| patron | Camillo Borghese ⓘ |
| period | 19th century art ⓘ |
| portrays |
Pauline Bonaparte
ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline Bonaparte Borghese
|
| pose | reclining on a couch ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByArtist |
Amore e Psiche
ⓘ
surface form:
Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss
The Three Graces ⓘ
surface form:
Three Graces (Canova)
|
| subject | goddess of love ⓘ |
| title | Venus Victrix ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Venus the Victorious ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.