Venus Italica

The first marble Venus Italica that was made by Antonia Canova was ordered by the King of Etruria, Ludovico I, in 1804. The King of Etruria had ordered it as a replacement for the ancient Medici Venus, which had been taken by the French for the Musée Napoleon. There are two other variants of the scuplture that were completed in 1819. 
Venus Italica appears in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as a minor character in the National Gallery of Art.
== Appearance ==
=== Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ===
In Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Venus Italic appears as a minor character, only giggling as The Thinker notices her and starts to flirt with her. 
Still, she is 'introduced' thanks to Larry and Amelia Earhart asking The Thinker about what the combination for the Tablet of Ahkmenrah is, only for him to repeat the phrase of- "I'm thinkin..". After Amelia states that it's a matter of life or death, The Thinker states that the beautiful women (Venus Italica) is a matter of life or death. We cut to Venus giggling to herself as The Thinker starts to flex his muscles and basically flirt with her. Due to their interactions, Amelia helps Larry remember about the Einstein Bobble-heads that are in the National Air and Space Museum, which leads them to continue their search for the code.
Venus Italica also appears in the final battle, though, she is seen on the far left of the screen and has a minor part in it.
== Trivia ==
* In the first draft script of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Venus Italica plays a bigger role.Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - First Draft Script
** Firstly, she speaks a few Italian words in the script on page 46, due to the fact that the sculpture is nude in the script and is trying to cover herself up. She also is shown to speak in an Italian accent on page 47. On these pages, she states how she's the "Goddess of love" and that "love never thinks" when Amelia asks her where to go, instead directing them towards the thinker.
** Along with this, we see Venus actually have a part in the 'Battle of the Smithsonian'. On page 108, due to The Thinker needing an idea since he's surrounded by Napoleon's soldiers, Venus drops her sheet, letting the soldiers get distracted to where The Thinker punches them all. Then the pair kiss.
== References ==
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