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From Aphrodite to Venus Genetrix

Published on , by Claire Papon et Anne Foster
Auction on 27 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Greek art of the Golden Age was revived with the Roman conquest, when sculptors such as Pasiteles and Arkesilaos took up the archetype of Aphrodite in the first century.

Roman, first century, Venus Genetrix, replica of a Greek original ca. 430-420 BC,... From Aphrodite to Venus Genetrix

Roman, first century, Venus Genetrix, replica of a Greek original ca. 430-420 BC, drapery from a Naples-type statue of Aphrodite, white marble, old restorations, probably from the 16th century, h. 125 cm.
Estimate: €60,000/80,000

The naturalist statuary born of Praxiteles' talent caused such amazement that it was emulated in Greater Greece, and then throughout the Roman world, generating many replicas. Competing with painting, which developed considerably around 350 BC, Praxiteles and…
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Monday 27 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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