Aphrodite of Knidos / Aphrodite Euploia / Knidian Venus / Venus Colonna / side view of proper right: Head / Late Classical; Creation date: original ca. 350 BCE; Roman copy

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Work Title: Aphrodite of Knidos; Aphrodite Euploia; Knidian Venus; Venus Colonna
View Title: side view of proper right: Head
Creator/Culture: sculptor: original by Praxiteles (Greek, c. 375-340 BCE)
Site/Repository: Discovery location: Knidos (Aegean Region, Turkey); Repository: Gabinetto delle Maschere, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museums (Rome, Italy)
Period/Date: Late Classical; Creation date: original ca. 350 BCE; Roman copy
Media/Technique: marble
Dimensions: height without plinth: 204 cm (80.31 inches)
Subjects: Statues; Greece; Aphrodite (Greek deity); Female nudes; Venus (Roman deity); Roman copies of Greek art; Cnidus (Turkey : Extinct city); Sculptures (visual works)
Work Record ID: 146672
Image Record ID: 1373312
Classification Filing Number: 231; IP; 3AKR 7f; Drawer L91

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 1373312
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1373312/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1373312. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1373312/1. July 10, 2025.