Paolina Borghese as Venus Victrix

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Canova, Antonio: Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix

Antonio Canova: Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix

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Paolina Borghese as Venus Victrix

sculpture by Canova

Also known as: “Venus Victrix”

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discussed in biography

In Antonio Canova, marchese d’Ischia
…sister Princess Borghese reclining as Venus Victrix. He was created a marquis for his part in retrieving works of art from Paris after Napoleon’s defeat.
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style of dress in Neoclassical sculpture

In Neoclassical art: Decorum and idealization
…of Neoclassical sculptures is Canova’s Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (1805–08). She is shown naked, lightly draped, and reclining sensuously on a couch—both a charming contemporary portrait and an idealized antique Venus.
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