Current Location:
Flat File 01 -> Drawer 3 (FF)
Location Notes:
PDC; FF 01, DR 03

Venus by Joseph Nollekens

Artwork
Identifier:
2006.487.1
Artist:
J. Paul Getty Museum
Credit:
GVSU Collection
Medium:
Poster
Date:
1998
Dimensions:
Artworks - Height: 33 in Width: 14 in
Description:
White stone sculpture of a nude female in the center, dark background.
Historical Context:
One of three marble figures by Nollekens in the Getty Museum's sculpture collection, this depiction of Venus, the goddess of love, is a graceful synthesis of classical influences.

Library of Congress Subjects:
Art, Greco-Roman