Caption

Venus Bathing, after Falconet's sculpture by Étienne-Maurice Falconet 1716–1791; Meissen porcelain figurine, Churfuerstliche Porcellain Fabrique, Meissen Marcolini period, 1774–1814, 18th/19th century, Saxony. Figurine of a young naked woman with long hair parted and arranged in a crown; she stands in contrapposto by a fluted column cut at thigh height on a square plinth, slightly leaning forward, supporting with her hands the fabric falling from her left thigh, heavily draped and falling down the back along the column; she takes a step as if descending from a plinth onto a flat four-sided base. Sculpture porcelain, height 25.4 cm; base 10 × 12 cm., A white marble-like statue of a nude female figure standing on a square base, depicted with a classical pose and curly hair, one arm resting on a fluted column while the other holds a draped cloth; the statue and base are set against a plain gray background with shades of light and darker gray, and the visible colors are white and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_148

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (772.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Venus Bathing Falconet's sculpture Étienne-Maurice Falconet 1716–1791 Meissen porcelain figurine Churfuerstliche Porcellain Fabrique Meissen Marcolini period 1774–1814 18th 19th century Saxony Figurine young naked woman long hair parted arranged crown stands contrapposto fluted column cut thigh height square plinth slightly leaning forward supporting hands fabric falling left thigh heavily draped falling down back column takes step descending plinth flat four-sided base Sculpture porcelain height 25.4 cm base white marble- statue nude female figure standing square base depicted classical pose curly hair arm resting fluted column holds draped cloth set plain gray background shades light darker gray visible colors white gray.