ID: 700008153 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008153	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Medici Venus (sculpture (visual works); Pietro Cipriani (Italian sculptor, ca. 1680-ca. 1745); 1722-1724; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2008.41.1)

Note: The Medici Venus was created for display at Shirburn Castle in Oxfordshire, the seat or country house of the patron for these works. After casting, the artist destroyed the original plasters to prevent a second use, making the works even more extraordinary. Whereas many such sculptures were displayed unprotected outdoors in gardens, these were not. The condition of the bronze has therefore retained much of the freshness of its original appearance, without staining or pitting of the surface.Cipriani's Venus is based on a Hellenistic statue that has been on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence since the second half of the 1600's. Such copies of Greco-Roman statuary were popular among contemporary wealthy art collectors who wanted their own versions of ancient art seen during their travels in Europe and Greece on what was known as the "grand tour." This particular sculpture, however, takes the "souvenir" type to the extreme, as it is a large, full-scale work, difficult to transport, and of such high artistic quality.

Titles:

Medici Venus (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Venus de' Medici (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1722-1724

Creator Display:

Pietro Cipriani (Italian sculptor, ca. 1680-ca. 1745) [preferred,JPGM]

sculptor Cipriani, Pietro (Italian sculptor, ca. 1680-ca 1745) [500204771]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2008.41.1

Other: Creation: Italia [1000080] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Bronze

	casting (process) [300053104]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, forming (physical activity))

	bronze (metal) [300010957]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

Dimensions: Object (sculpture): H 155.3 cm (61 1/8 in.) Object (plinth): 7.6 x 40 x 40 cm (3 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Venus [901001064]
	.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	nude (representation) [300189568]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Medici Venus	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Venus de' Medici	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Getty Museum, Authority file (2003-) accessed 18 February 2014