Antonio Canova (1757 Possagno - 1822 Venice) after "Venus Italica". Original title Alabaster. 19th century Italian work after the famous Neoclassical marble sculpture executed in 1802-1812, which was originally intended as a replacement for the ancient "Venus Medici" sculpture in the Uffizi in Florence, which was abducted to France by Napoleon Bonaparte and returned in 1815. Although the "Venus Italica" is inspired by the "Venus Medici", it shows clear differences - particularly in the position of the hands and the cloth held shamefacedly in front of the body. Plinth and left foot damaged; h. 60 cm. After Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822). Italian 19th C. alabaster sculpture after the well-known "Venus Italica" marble sculpture executed by Canova 1802-1812 and erected in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. Flaws to the base and left feet.

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