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Aphrodite (or Celestial Venus): FT11

Current Location: Founder's Entrance Hall Upper Landing

Titles

Aphrodite (or Celestial Venus)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Plaster cast after the Aphrodite (or Celestial Venus), a marble statue now in Florence.

Notes

History note: The cast was presented to the Museum by C. Maud, in 1849 (according to an inscription on the base).

Legal notes

Given by Charles T. Maud, Esq., in 1849.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1849) by Maud, C.

Note

Plaster cast after the Aphrodite (or Celestial Venus), a marble statue now in Florence.

School or Style

Neoclassical

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Plaster

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Plaster cast

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: FT11
Primary reference Number: 241917
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1849

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2020 Updated: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Aphrodite (or Celestial Venus)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/241917 Accessed: 2024-04-26 10:48:36

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