Astronomy, Venus Urania, Standing young woman in contrapposto, with left leg raised, leaning on a beveled triangular block, next to it a globe and on the block a large shelf on which the woman leans with her left hand. Around it a drapery. Her right hand rests on her left shoulder, the head is turned to the right. The whole stands on an integral square base with angled corners. The statue goes back to Giambologna's Bronze Astronomy (or: Venus Urania, ca. 1575, original cm high, anonymous, Dieppe, 1700 - 1900, ivory, h 30 cm w cm × d cm

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Astronomy, Venus Urania, Standing young woman in contrapposto, with left leg raised, leaning on a beveled triangular block, next to it a globe and on the block a large shelf on which the woman leans with her left hand. Around it a drapery. Her right hand rests on her left shoulder, the head is turned to the right. The whole stands on an integral square base with angled corners. The statue goes back to Giambologna's Bronze Astronomy (or: Venus Urania, ca. 1575, original cm high, anonymous, Dieppe, 1700 - 1900, ivory, h 30 cm w cm × d cm

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