Showrooms

Grand Tour Model of Pauline Borghese as Venus Victrix after Canova

Offered by: Acroterion

Description
Second-half 19th century Italian Grand Tour model of Pauline Bonaparte Borghese as Venus Victrix in exquisitely carved alabaster; the nude figure reclining on a neoclassical récamier with apple in hand after the original life-sized sculpture carved by Antonio Canova.

Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (or Venus Victorious) is a semi-nude life-size reclining neoclassical portrait sculpture by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova
(1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822). Reviving the ancient Roman sculptural tradition of mortals portrayed as gods and of the female form reclining on a couch (as in the reclining portrayals of Hermaphroditus), it was commissioned by Camillo Borghese, the second husband of Pauline Bonaparte and sister of Napoleon, and executed in Rome from 1805 to 1808, after her marriage into the Borghese family in 1803. It was moved to the Galleria Borghese in Rome circa 1838 where it still resides.

More Information

In the Style of:	Antonio Canova
Origin:	Italy
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Carved Alabaster
Condition:	Good. Minor chipping around extremities; no breaks, no repairs; variegation to stone; one rear support slightly shorter and doesn't affect stability.
Creation Date:	Second half 19th-Century
Styles / Movements:	Empire, Napoleon, Neoclassical
Incollect Reference #:	303926

Dimensions

W.	18 in;	H.	11.5 in;	D.	5.5 in;
W.	45.72 cm;	H.	29.21 cm;	D.	13.97 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.

Sold