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An Italian bronze of the Cesarini Venus after Giambologna, 19th…
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Sydney
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21-Nov-2021
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An Italian bronze of the Cesarini Venus after Giambologna, 19th century, the nude goddess partially draped with one foot on a small plinth, mounted on a Rosso di Verona marble base, height including base 38.5 cm. Other Notes: the Cesarini Venus is one of Giambologna's most celebrated compositions. It is closely related to a near life-size marble figure that the artist carved for Giovanni Giorgio Cesarini - from whom the model now derives its name - in 1583. Forty years later, in 1623, the marble was given to Cardinal Ludovisi, and it remains in situ in the former Ludovisi Palace in Rome. The complex pose combined with a sinuous female elegance ensured that the composition would be re-cast and re-interpreted from the time of its creation to the present day.
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