Venus Italica
Object type: Statue
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: Antonio Canova
Artist bio: Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: probably ca. 1822–23, variant of marble first executed 1810
Medium: Carrara marble
Dimensions: wt. confirmed: 69 in., 646 lb. (175.3 cm, 293 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Bequest of Lillian Rojtman Berkman, 2001
Accession year: 2003
Tags: Venus|Female Nudes