Venus bathing in white Carrara marble, 19th century

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This elegant white marble sculpture depicts a batter in a moment of grace and intimacy. The female figure, with a harmonious body and soft shapes, is carved with great skill, capturing the moment when the woman is preparing to enter the water. The laying, classic and modest, is characterized by a delicate contrast, with the weight of the body that rests on the right leg, while the left is raised and the foot rests on a rock. With one hand, the woman holds a drape of fabric that slips lightly, creating a game of fluid folds that contrasts with the smoothness of the skin. France, 19th century Height 74 cm The face, lowered in an expression of humble serenity, and the harvesting hairstyle show meticulous care for details. The work is placed on a circular marble base that enhances its verticality and purity of the lines. This sculpture represents an excellent example of neoclassical art, a period in which the ideal beauty and formal perfection inspired by Greco-Roman antiquity was returned to enhance. The work present here is a copy of that of the French sculptor Christophe Gabriel Allegrain preserved in the Louvre Museum.

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