Inv. n°: MMoCA245

Statue of Aphrodite (Venus) in Medici-Capitoline type

The statue is missing its head, right arm, right lower leg from the middle of the thigh down, and all but a portion of the tail of the dolphin which served as the statue's support. The tip of the right thumb is preserved on the left breast, and there is a trace of a strut on the inside of the left elbow where the rest of the fingers were attached to the arm. The left hand is attached to the right thigh by means of two struts, one at the thumb and one at the middle fingers.

h. 64 cm

1st-2nd century AD

Marble

Provenance

  • English private collection, Oxford, 1980s
  • Art curial Auction House, Mobilier et objets d’art archéologie et art d’Asie, Paris, 18th December 2008
  • Acquired from David Aaron Ancient Arts, 30th March 2009

Publications

  • J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 76, fig. 3
  • Cote Magazine, France, September 2012, no. 207, p. 125
  • Scotsman Magazine, Scotland, November 2012, p. 32
  • Zibeline, France, May/June 2012, no. 52, p. 60
  • Ville de Mougins, Nice-Matin, France, April 2013, no. 23769, p. 11
  • "C'est quoi cette oeuvre?'", Mougins Infos, France, February 2013, no. 28, p. 21
  • Elle, France, 14th June 2013, no. 3520, p. 153
  • Nice-Matin, France, October 2013, p. 22
  • Madame Figaro, France, 11th October 2013, p. 22
  • Cote Magazine, France, September 2013, p.125
  • Cote Magazine, October/November 2013, pp. 24-25
  • Mougins Magazine, France, 2014, no. 1, p. 25
  • State, 2014, no. 15, p. 6 and p. 22
  • Velocity, France, June 2014, p. 74
  • Grand Sud, France, June/July 2014, no. 77, p. 65
  • France Today, France, July 2014, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 65
  • BeauxArts Magazine, France, August 2014, p.114
  • The Best Of, France, Summer 2014, p. 116
  • BeauxArts Magazine, France, September 2014, p. 120
  • Grand Sud, France, Autum 2014, no. 77, p. 88
  • Force One, France, 2015, no. 15p. 38
  • Grand Sud, August/September 2016, no. 82, p. 74
  • Force One, France, 2017, p. 53
  • Zeit Riviera, France, January/February 2017, p. 23
  • SO Cannes, France, Summer 2017, p. 115
  • Grand Sud, France, October/November 2017, no. 92, p. 84
  • Ancient Warfare, Karwansaray Publishers, The Netherlands, April/May 2019, vol. XII, issue 5, p. 60
  • Ancient History, June/July 2020, no. 28, p. 51
  • 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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