Inv. n°: MMoCA209

Small Roman Marble Statuette of Venus Anadyomene

Venus 'rising from the sea', tending to the wet plaits of her centre-parted hair.

h. 25.7 x w. 12 cm

1st century AD

Marble

Provenance

  • Formerly part of a European family collection, 1970s
  • Christie's Antiquities, Sale: 2056, New York, 9th December 2008, Lot 145

Publications

  • J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 84, fig. 18
  • The Times, July 2011, p. 11
  • Velocity, June 2014, p. 74
  • Travel Outdoors, November 2012, p. 32
  • Force One, 2017, no. 15, p. 38
  • Zibeline, May/June 2012, no. 52, p. 60
  • Ville de Mougins, Grand Sud, October/November 2017, no. 92, p. 84
  • "C'est quoi cette oeuvre?'", Mougins Infos, France, February 2013, no. 28, p. 21
  • State, 2014, no. 15, p. 6 et 22
  • Grand Sud, August/September 2016, no. 82, p. 84
  • France Today, June/July 2014, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 74
  • Mougins Magazine, 2014, p. 65
  • Elle, June 2013, no. 3520, p. 153
  • BeauxArts magazine, August 2014, p. 114
  • BeauxArts magazine, September 2014, p. 120
  • Cote magazine, September 2012, no. 207, p.125
  • Grand Sud, 2014, no. 77
  • Nice-Matin, 7th May 2014, p. 39
  • Force One, 2017, p. 53
  • J. Oorthuys, "Enjoy the Experience of a Museum with Difference! MACM", Ancient Warfare, Karwansaray Publishers, The Netherlands, June/July 2020, vol. XII, issue 6, p. 59
  • J. Osgood, "Enjoy the Experience of a Museum with Difference! MACM" in J. Oorthuys (ed.), Ancient History, Karwansaray Publishers, Rotterdam, Jun/Jul 2020, no. 28, p. 59
  • D. Gouaty, "A Mougins, le musée d'art classique fête ses 10 ans", Nice Matin, France, 14th August 2021, p. 14
  • R. Leung, "From 4th-Century Greek Vases to Female Abstract Expressionism", Larry's List, 2022, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-4th-century-greek-vases-to-female-abstract-expressionism/

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, june 2011 - Septembre 2023

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by the MACM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.

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