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Venus holding a heart

Statuette
c.1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This statuette of Venus holding a heart would have been originally accompanied by a figure of Cupid. The elongated proportions of the body are typical of Netherlandish sculpture of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Statuette a Woman Holding a Heart
  • Stand
TitleVenus holding a heart
Materials and techniques
pearwood
Brief description
Pearwood statuette of Venus holding a heart. South Netherlands, c.1600.
Physical description
Statuette. Wood. A nude figure of a female, standing and raising a heart in her right hand, while clutching a piece of drapery in her left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
  • Widest part width: 15.5cm (Width includes outstretched arm)
  • Depth: 7cm
  • Base width: 7.2cm
  • Base depth: 6.5cm
Measured by SCP (LS) and FTF (DH) on 13 December 2012 for 1600-1800 Project. Height of 12.25 inches is based on the measurements given at the time of its acquisition.
Gallery label
VENUS HOLDING HEART South Netherlandish, Antwerp, around 1600 Pearwood Venus is the Roman goddess of love and she would have originally been shown accompanied by a figure of Cupid. The elongated proportions of the body are typical of Netherlandish sculpture of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. (1993 - 2011)
Subject depicted
Summary
This statuette of Venus holding a heart would have been originally accompanied by a figure of Cupid. The elongated proportions of the body are typical of Netherlandish sculpture of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1885. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1886. pp. 41
  • Petzer, R.A. 'Haus Rottenhammer in Vienna'. A.H.K. Jahrbuch. XXXIII. 1916. pp. 300. fig. 2
Collection
Accession number
344-1885

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Record createdSeptember 8, 2008
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