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The Capitoline Venus is a type of statue of Venus, specifically one of several Venus Pudica (modest Venus) types, of which several examples exist. The type ultimately derives from the Aphrodite of Cnidus. The so-called “Capitoline Venus” is an Antonine copy of a late Hellenistic sculpture that ultimately derives from Praxiteles (4th century BCE). (Capitoline Museums, Rome)
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Raddato, C. (2014, April 06). Capitoline Venus. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2541/
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