Ernst Matthäi
Venus

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Artist Ernst Matthäi (German, 1779–1842)German, 1779–1842

Artistafter Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish, 1770–1844)Danish, 1770–1844

CultureGerman

Titles

Venus

Date1816–1820

PlaceCopenhagen, Denmark

MediumMarble

Dimensions63 3/4 × 25 3/16 × 21 1/4 in. (161.9 × 64 × 53.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Endowment

Object number85.309

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

200 Brown Gallery

On view

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceKing Wilhelm I von Baden-Württemberg, Wilhelma Castle near Stuttgart, Germany; by descent to Estate of King Wilhalm II von Baden-Württemberg; [auction sale, Rosenstein Castle, Stuttgart, October 1922, no. 125 (illustrated in the catalogue); private collection, Switzerland; purchased by MFAH, 1985.

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