Venus Pudica, by Pompeo Marchesi

An image of Sculpture/Figure. Venus Pudica. Reclining, partially draped figure of Venus. Marchesi, Pompeo, sculptor (Italian, 1789-1858, Milan). White marble, carved in the round, dated 1829. Production Note: Executed for Duca Pompeo Litta Visconti Arese.

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Sculpture/Figure. Venus Pudica. Reclining, partially draped figure of Venus. Marchesi, Pompeo, sculptor (Italian, 1789-1858, Milan). White marble, carved in the round, dated 1829. Production Note: Executed for Duca Pompeo Litta Visconti Arese.

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Accession Number: M.6-1974
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 840 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
Filesize: 174.71kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2014:01:27 13:10:33

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