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canopiancatboy
1 year ago

I did another statuee. This time it's Venus Callipyge, a Roman recreation of the Greek original

I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original
I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original
I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original

Apparently the name, Venus of the Beautiful Buttocks, is falsely attributed, but it does probably depict Venus (or Aphrodite in the original)

I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original
I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original
I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original

Oh also when it resurfaced in the 1500s it was headless, and the head was reconstructed. I wonder how many ancient works of art were reconstructed to the same degree as that famously terrible Jesus painting restoration and have just been quietly forgotten or destroyed out of embarrassment, the restoration artist banished from the kingdom

I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original
I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original
I Did Another Statuee. This Time It's Venus Callipyge, A Roman Recreation Of The Greek Original
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