Capuan Venus

Standing on her right leg, with her left foot resting on a helmet, the Greek goddess Aphrodite (Venus, according to Roman mythology) is represented half-naked.

The upper part of the body and the head of Aphrodite turn slightly to the left, while the arms rise to hold, almost certainly, the shield of the warrior god Ares, where the goddess looks at herself as if it were a mirror.

This reading can also be linked to the worship of Venus Vincitrix in Capua, after Julius Caesar turned it into a veteran colony, in AD 59, and chose her as the city's protective deity.

Made in marble, the piece is dated to the Hadrianic period and derives from a Greek original in bronze at the end of the 4th century BC.

It also was temporarily exhibited in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires from November 15th 2018 until February 17th 2019 as part of the cultural relations and exchanges between the Italian and Argentine States, took place in the context of the G-20 Summit hosted by Argentinian Government in Buenos Aires City, This article about a sculpture in Italy is a stub.