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Venus
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Venus

Elias de Witte · c. 1570 · bronze (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In the 18th century this small Venus was at the Museo Ridolfini-Corazzi in Cortona (Italy), a renowned collection of Etruscan and Roman art. It was then considered an ancient Roman statuette, but is now attributed to the Fleming Elias de Witte, who worked in Florence.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineVenus. c. 1570. Elias de Witte. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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