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British Galleries, Room 126

The Italic Venus

Statue
ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Canova (made by)
Benzoni, Giovanni Maria (maker)
Place of origin
Rome (made)

This figure in marble known as the Italic Venus was exhibited at the International Exhibition, South Kensington in 1862. It is a copy, probably by G.M Benzoni, of Canova's Venere Italica of 1812, in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.

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Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Statue
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Plinth
  • Statue
TitleThe Italic Venus (generic title)
Materials and techniques
White marble
White Marble
Brief description
Venus, marble
Physical description
Statue of venus, white marble. On a fluted marble pedestal with a revolving top.
Dimensions
  • Figure only weight: 366kg
  • Base only weight: 538kg
  • Combined figure and base weight: 904kg
  • Of base diameter: 72.5cm
  • Height: 70.5in
Gallery label
THE ITALIC VENUS Marble After CANOVA ITALIAN (ROME); about 1860 Dixon Bequest 1269-1886 Exhibited at the International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862. A copy, probably by G.M.Benzoni, of Canova's Venere Italica of 1812, in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.(1994)
Credit line
Dixon Bequest
Object history
Dixon Bequest.
Historical context
Exhibited at the International Exhibition, South Kensington in 1862. A copy of Canova's Venere Italica on 1812, in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
Subject depicted
Venus
Summary
This figure in marble known as the Italic Venus was exhibited at the International Exhibition, South Kensington in 1862. It is a copy, probably by G.M Benzoni, of Canova's Venere Italica of 1812, in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.
Bibliographic reference
List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1886. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1887. pp.134
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
1269&A-1886

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Record createdNovember 3, 2006
Record URL
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