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title: Capitoline Venus
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2541/capitoline-venus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Capitoline Venus

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Capitoline Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2541.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2541.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Capitoline [Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/venus/) is a type of statue of Venus, specifically one of several Venus Pudica (modest Venus) types, of which several examples exist. The type ultimately derives from the [Aphrodite](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/) of Cnidus. The so-called “Capitoline Venus” is an Antonine copy of a late [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) that ultimately derives from Praxiteles (4th century BCE). (Capitoline Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, April 06). Capitoline Venus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2541/capitoline-venus/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Capitoline Venus." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 06, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2541/capitoline-venus/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Capitoline Venus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Apr 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2541/capitoline-venus/>.

## License & Copyright

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