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In Carraramarmor gearbeitet auf einer Basis in Rosso Levanto. Auf einem antikisierenden Ruhebett die darauf ruhenden Lieblingsschwester Napoleons, Pauline Bonaparte (1780-1825) darstellend. Sie heiratete 1803 Camillo Borghese und saß Modell für Canovas Skulptur, die sich heute in der Villa Borghese in Rom befindet. (1421394) (13)
Antonio Canova,
1757 Possagno – 1822 Venice, after
PAULINE BONAPARTE AS VENUS VICTIX
Height: 95 cm.
Width: 116 cm.
Depth: 43 cm.
Made of Carrara marble on a base in Rosso Levanto. Sculpture of Napoleon’s favourite sister, Pauline Bonaparte (1780 – 1825), resting on an antique-style daybed. She married Camillo Borghese in 1803 and sat as a model for Canova’s sculpture, which is now held at the Villa Borghese in Rome.
This object has been individually compared to the information in the Art Loss Register data bank and is not registered there as stolen or missing.
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