Venus Italica

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A cast of the head of Canova’s Venus Italica, the statue made to replace the Medici Venus in the Uffizi after Napoleon took it to Paris. The idealized face and gathered curls are a classic Neoclassical study.

Artist: After Antonio Canova
Date: 1804–1812
Material: Plaster cast
Location: SMK, Copenhagen
Category: Heads & busts
File source: SMK