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Summary

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Copy after a type by Praxiteles

Description

English: So-called “Capitoline Venus”, one of the best preserved copies of Praxiteles' Cnidian Venus (4th century BC).

Français : « Vénus Capitoline », l'une des copies les mieux conservées de la Vénus de Cnide de Praxitèle (IVe siècle av. J.-C.)

Dimensions

H. 1.93 m (6 ft. 3 ¾ in.)

Current location

Capitoline Museums

	Native name	Musei Capitolini
	Location	Rome, Italy
	Coordinates	41° 53′ 35.00″ N, 12° 28′ 57.00″ E
	Established	1471
	Website	museicapitolini.org

Palazzo Nuovo, first floor, cabinet of Venus

Accession number

MC 0409

Credit line

From the Viminal; gift of Benedict XIV, 1752

Source/Photographer

Jastrow (2006)

Licensing

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The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):

The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)

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