Venus Victrix
Antonio Canova, 1800, Galleria Borghese
‘Venus Victrix’ is a work by Antonio Canova (Italy, 1757–1822). It is dated 1800. It is part of the collection Galleria Borghese. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’.
It was commissioned by Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona. It is made of Carrara marble. It measures 92 × 192 cm. The work belongs to the genres nude and mythological sculpture. The things depicted include toplessness, Pauline Bonaparte, Venus, and half reclining.
The catalogue has 41 more works by Antonio Canova.