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This relief is an autograph work by the artist.
Venus Anadyomene by Antonio Lombardo, 1480 - 1516
© V&A Picture Library
Details
- Category:
- Classical/Mythological
- Medium:
- Marble Dimensions: 41 x 23 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £2,000 ( Total: £5,775)
- Acquired in:
- 1964
- Vendor:
- Wildenstein
It is likely that the torso of the figure derives from an antique source, though the treatment of the nude reflects the influence of contemporary Venetian painting, and especially of Giorgione. The inscription at the base (NVDA VENVS MADlDAS EXPRIMIT IMBRE COMAS) is from the Ars Amatoria of Ovid (iii. 224).
Provenance
Wilton House Estate
Venue details
V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)
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London
SW7 2RL
020 7942 2000
www.vam.ac.uk
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