Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix 1st–2nd century Adaptation of work attributed to Kallimachos Copy of a Greek bronze statue of the late 5th century attributed to KallimachosThis goddess wears a sleeveless, ungirt chiton of thin clinging material that reveals every curve of her body. Her pose—between standing and walking—was developed by the sculptor Polykleitos in the mid-fifth century She originally lifted one edge of her himation (cloak) with her right hand and probably held an apple in the other. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen

Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix 1st–2nd century Adaptation of work attributed to Kallimachos Copy of a Greek bronze statue of the late 5th century attributed to KallimachosThis goddess wears a sleeveless, ungirt chiton of thin clinging material that reveals every curve of her body. Her pose—between standing and walking—was developed by the sculptor Polykleitos in the mid-fifth century She originally lifted one edge of her himation (cloak) with her right hand and probably held an apple in the other. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #1048. Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Marble statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix. Roman. 1st–2nd century Marble. Imperial. Stone Sculpture

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