Capitoline Venus
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title:
Capitoline Venus
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The Capitoline Venus is a type of statue of Venus, specifically one of several Venus Pudica types, of which several examples exist. The type ultimately derives from the Aphrodite of Cnidus. The Capitoline Venus and her variants are recognisable from the position of the arms—standing after a bath, Venus begins to cover her breasts with her right hand, and her groin with her left hand. This original of this type is thought to be a lost 3rd- or 2nd-century BCE variation on Praxiteles' work from Asi
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Statue of Venus (modest Venus)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Venus
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2023-11-21T21:35:58Z
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