Borghese Venus

Borghese Venus, 2nd century CE Roman marble copy of the Aphrodite of Cnidus (Capitoline Venus subtype).

Once in the Borghese collection, it now resides in the Louvre Museum thanks to its purchase by Napoleon.

The accompanying Cupid and dolphin are both classical attributes of Venus but are probably the addition of the Roman copyist.

Its accession number is MR 369 (Ma 335).

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