Crouching Venus (1834)
| Artist | Sarti |
|---|---|
| Title | Crouching Venus |
| Alternative Title | Venus Sorgente; Venus Rising from the Bath |
| Date | 1834 |
| Period | 19th century; 1830s |
| Description | Cast from an original: Crouching Aphrodite, original copy of 3rd C BC, Vatican, Terme Museum, No 108597, H1.07m. Incomplete: head and arms missing. Fingers broken by 1984, see CCC (1984). Illus of the Vatican version on Tate website. Though Sarti was contract moulder to the BM he also held a collection of Italian moulds. The cast in the ECA collection is the Vatican Terme Museum version. |
| Material | casting plaster/plaster/coating (material)/materials (substances) |
| Collection | Cast Collection; Edinburgh College of Art; Art Collection |
| Accession Number | EU1445 |