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Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix ("Venus Victorious") is a semi-nude life-size reclining neo-Classical portrait sculpture by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova.Reviving the ancient Roman artistic traditions of portrayals of mortal individuals in the guise of the gods, and of the beautiful female form reclining on a couch (as most often seen in reclining portrayals of Hermaphroditi), it was ...
- 1805–1808
- White Marble
Feb 8, 2022 · The sculpture of Pauline Borghese as the goddess Venus proved so controversial that it was locked away in a wooden crate for decades. ... for the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte and new bride of ...
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Portrayed by Antonio Canova in the guise Venus victorious in the Judgement of Paris, Pauline Borghese Bonaparte (1780-1825) is depicted bare-breasted as she reclines on two cushions and a soft mattress, with her right hand touching her head and her left holding the apple. According to the well-known episode in Greek mythology, Paris granted Venus the golden apple to signify the primacy of her ...
Oct 14, 2023 · Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victorious (Venus Victrix) refers to a life-size semi-nude neo-Classical portrait sculpture that was designed by Antonio Canova, the Italian sculptor. The sculptor was commissioned by Camillo Borghese, Pauline Bonaparte's husband, and was later executed in the city of Rome from 1805 to 1808.
Venus Victrix by Canova. Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (or Venus Victorious) is a semi-nude life-size neo-Classical portrait sculpture by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova. It was commissioned by Pauline Bonaparte’s husband Camillo Borghese and executed in Rome from 1805 to 1808 after she married the representative of the Borghese family.
Details. Title: Pauline Borghese Bonaparte, represented as Venus Victrix. Creator: Antonio Canova. Date: 1804/1808. Date Created: 1804/1808. Medium: plaster. Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more. Pauline was Napoleon’s sister and the wife of Camillo Borghese, a Roman prince. This is one of Canova ...
Antonio Canova, Paolina Borghese as Venus Victorious, 1804-08, white marble, 160 x 192 cm (Galleria Borghese, Rome) “Miss Italian Art,” a cringeworthy epithet perhaps, but one which, given the strength of the competition, is nothing to sneeze at—works by Botticelli, Leonardo and Titian were also in contention.
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