Venus Sculptures in Historical Photography

A collection of antique photographs showcasing various sculptures of Venus, highlighting their form, details, and artistic style from the late 19th century.

Statuette of a Boy with Raised Arm; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1845-1848; Salted paper print; 19.4 × 14.8 cm (7 5,8 × 5 13,16 in.)

Anonymous photo, Aimé Jules Dalou's sculpture: La Sachette (original title (living room or exhibition)), 1900. Draw on albumin paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Sculpture van Venus (Coll. Vatican Museums), Adolphe Braun & Cie., 1880 - 1900 photograph paper. photographic support. cardboard carbon print Vatican Museums

Marble image of a woman with bare breasts and in her hand a bat., C. 1878 - 1881 photograph She wears a belt over her shoulder with the loot of the hunt. Paris photographic support albumen print

Statue of Venus, front view. Unknown maker

Sculpture Capitoline Venus, Anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1900 photograph Part of photo album with recordings of sights and artworks in Rome. Capitoline Museums photographic support albumen print piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite) Capitol

Napoli - Museo Nazionale. Atlante sostenedo il globo celest - Farnese , Sculpture, Antiquities, Gods, Atlas Greek deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Hermes in National Museum , Sculpture, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Two statues, Cupid and Rebecca, Musée du Louvre. Adolphe Braun, photographer (French, 1812 - 1877) 1860s Two statues, one of a winged angel and one of a woman carrying a jug on her head. (Recto, mount) lower left, in pencil: "Cupid - Rebecca at the well"; lower right, in black ink: "No. 113."

Statuette of a Boy with Raised Arm; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1845-1848; Salted paper print; 19.4 × 14.8 cm (7 5,8 × 5 13,16 in.)

Fotogal vanography print by Paul Pretsch (1861) depicting the statue Venus Callipyge, showing classical sculpture and anatomical details.

Venus Callipyge in the Museo Nazionale in Naples, seen on the back, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph National Museum cardboard. photographic support albumen print sculpture. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude National Museum

Van Thepiae stele, c. 1895 - C. 1915 photograph Athene (possibly) paper. cardboard collotype Athene

Model for the monument in memory of the Battle of Heiligerlee, 1868, 1868 Photograph. visit card Model for a monument for the Battle of Heiligerlee (23 May 1568) unveiled on 23 May 1868. The statue proposes: the dying count Adolf van Nassau with the Netherlands Lion and the Dutch Virgin. GIPS model photographed from four sides. Groningen photographic support. paper. cardboard albumen print monument, statue. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc.. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Heiligerlee

Study of sculpture. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Parts of a picture of Nike; G 56. Nike Olympia.; Greece. An image of Nike where heads are missing. The photos are part of the photo series from Greece collected by Richard Polak.

Sculpture Capitoline Venus; Venus Of The Capitol. Part of photo album with recordings of sights and artwork in Rome.

Apollo Belvedere in the, photograph, photo, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 90 mm, width 63 mm, photographer, 1850 - 1860, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print

Zephyr and Aurora by W.C. Marshall, R.A; Negretti & Zambra (British, active 1850 - 1899); negative 1855; print about 1862; Albumen silver print

Roma - Venere e Amore - Museo Nazionale , Antiquities, Sculpture, Gods, Goddesses, Venus Roman deity, Cupid Roman deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Sculpture of Gallier killing himself and his wife; 1677 Roma Museo Nazionale Il Gallo E La Sua Moglie, Ludovisi (Sinistra). Sculpture from Ludovisi.

View of the Laocoön Group in the, recto - printed, This photo is part of an album., photograph, photo, album sheet, photos, 1330 LAOCOONTE M. Vat., height 259 mm, width 200 mm, photographer, 1870 - 1895, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print

Schloeth, Ganimède. James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

Venice. Salviati - in the gypsum: Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Hercules and Lichas (in marble: Rome Nationale d'Ar Moderne et Contemporain), around 1815; Naya, Carlo (1816-1882); around 1860-around 1882 (1860-00-00-1882-00-00);

Rome - Palais du Vatican, Chapelle Sixtine, Michel-Ange; Adolphe Braun (French, 1811 - 1877); France; about 1869; Carbon print; 47.6 x 36.5 cm (18 3,4 x 14 3,8 in.)

The Child Oedipus Revived by the Shepherd Phorbas, by Chaudet. Tommaso Cuccioni (Italian, 1790 - 1864)

Lombardi, Eleveuse de vers-à-soïe. James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

Equestrian statue (scale model), Anonymous, c. 1860 - c. 1890 photograph paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print architectural design or model. equestrian statue. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Sculpture of Silenus with Bacchus as a child in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Vatican Museums cardboard. photographic support albumen print Sculpture. Bacchus Broought up by Sattyrs, Maenads and Silenus Vatican Museums

Copy of a sculpture Venus by Antonio Canova (behind the photo a representation of half a desplating woman in the same attitude). .

Cast of a Sculpted Torso. Robert Jefferson Bingham (British, 1824 - 1870)

Euterpe. Vatican. Probably James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

Sculpture of Venus Anadyomene. Unknown, photographer about 1865-1885 Sculpture depicting Venus as a nude female figure with cloth draped around her legs. She has one hand raised up by her head and the other across her chest, holding a jar of unguent or oil. The sculpture is on a round base set on a pedestal. (Recto, mount) lower right, pencil: "Venus Anadyomene/Vatican";

A nymph surprised still image. 1886. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Nymphs (Greek deities), Tree stumps, Sculpture , England, Female nude in art, Nudes

Venere cnidie , Antiquities, Sculpture, Goddesses, Venus Roman deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Venere del Giardino dei Cesari - Esposizione Archeologica , Antiquities, Sculpture, Goddesses, Venus Roman deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Jardin Central, Groupe de Statues (No. 14). Léon & Lévy (French, active 1864 - 1913 or 1920)

(Replica) Venus de Milo, Anonymous, 1870 - 1900.

Antinoo (Scultura antica.) Roma,Museo Vaticano. still image. Portraits. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Portrait sculpture, Roman, Antinoüs, approximately 110-130 , Statues, Sculpture, Thyrsus

Νικη Παιωνιου - Victoire de Paeon (Mycènes) , Sculpture, Antiquities, Goddesses, Nike Greek deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

L'Amour Blessé. Unknown maker

Napoli - Museo Nazionale - Ganimede e l'Aquila (scultura Greca) , Sculpture, Supernatural beings, Eagles, Ganymede Greek mythology. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Grave monument with a sailing woman under the guidance of an angel; 3198. Genova Camposanto Monumento Parpaglioni (Fabiani) ...

The booted cat by Robert Cauer, Carl Heinrich Jacobi, 1850 - 1900 photograph photographic support. cardboard albumen print sculpture. tales and fairy tales: Puss in boots

Veritas - a sculpture; Negretti & Zambra (British, active 1850 - 1899); negative 1855; print about 1862; Albumen silver print

Mademoiselle Hosmer, Méduse. Possibly James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

Sitting half-naked woman. Image of a sitting, half-naked woman, her head leans on her right arm. The image comes from the collection of Vincenzo Giustiniani, whose weapon on the base can be seen.

Little Red Riding Hood by Robert Cauer, Carl Heinrich Jacobi, 1850 - 1900 photograph photographic support. cardboard albumen print sculpture. tales and fairy tales

Greek Slave. Artist: Hugh Owen (British, 1808-1897). Dimensions: Image: 8 3/8 × 6 5/16 in. (21.3 × 16.1 cm)Mount: 13 3/4 × 9 13/16 in. (35 × 25 cm). Printer: Nicolaas Henneman (Dutch, Heemskerk 1813-1898 London). Date: 1851.Photography became a primary means of representing sculpture in the mid-nineteenth century, and one of the most photographed works was Hiram Power's Greek Slave. The American sculptor created six full-size marble versions of a young nude Greek woman in a Turkish slave market, exhibiting them publicly in Europe and the United States. Owen's calotype records the first carving (1841-43; carved 1844; private collection, England) on display in 1851 at the Great Exhibition held in London's Crystal Palace. Owen was one of several photographers royally commissioned to create 154 photographs for the Reports by the Juries, a four-volume set issued to document objects on display from fine arts to machinery. Owen's photograph depicts the prize-winning Greek Slave in situ in t

L'Amour et le Satyre. Anatole Godet (French, 1839 - 1887)

Fist a gretche door robertic carous, carl henrich jachobi, 1850 - 1900 photograph photographic support. cardboard albumen print sculpture. Faust. Gretchen

William Wetmore Story's "Medea". Unknown, photographer about 1868-1890 Sculpture of a female figure draped in robes and wearing sandals. The figure is holding a knife in one hand, her arm crossed over her waist. Her other hand is resting on her chest below her chin. The base of the sculpture has the name "Medea" carved into the side. (Recto, mount) lower right, pencil: "Story's Medea";

Relief by Nike in the Parthenon; G 35. Nike. Museum on the Parthenon, Athens; Greece. A relief in stone from Nike without head and arms. The photo is part of the photo series from Greece collected by Richard Polak.

The Discobolus - Vatican Museum. Robert Macpherson (Scottish, 1811 - 1872)

Ino and Bacchus.

Blancard, Hippolyte (1843 - D.1924), Universal Exhibition of 1889: the two pigeons, sculpture in the round (dummy title), 1889. Platinum draw. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Statue. Browning (American, active 1890s)

Sculpture of a woman with a pigeon by Leopold Borbone, Grillet Jeune, c. 1854 - in or before 1859 photograph This photo is part of a cover with 18 photos on 18 magazines and 14 text magazines. photographic support albumen print piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude. doves, pigeons

M. Vat. - Antinoo , Antiquities, Sculpture, Antinoüs, approximately 110-130. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Faun sculpture in the Museo di Napoli in Naples, Giorgio Sommer, After Anonymous, 1857 - 1914 photograph Naples paper. cardboard albumen print piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. satyrs, fauns, Sileni National Museum

Daphnis and Chloé by Cortot; Tommaso Cuccioni (Italian, 1790 - 1864); Paris, France; about 1852 - 1864; Albumen silver print

Bliżej Kultury Frankenstein. M. & CO

'Cnidian Venus' , Antiquities, Sculpture, Goddesses, Venus Roman deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Sculpture of a Danaïde (Coll. Vatican Museums), Adolphe Braun & Cie., 1880 - 1900 photograph paper. photographic support. cardboard carbon print Vatican Museums

Blancard, Hippolyte (1843 - D.1924), Universal Exhibition of 1889: Galerie Rapp et Desaix, interior of the Palais des Arts, Dream of Love, Sculpture in Round -Bosse (Faithful title), 1889. Platinum draw. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

(--illeg.) Museo Napoli sculpture of a mythological couple. Sommer & Behles (Italian, founded 1867, dissolved 1874)

Anonymous. "Bogino national monument". Albumin paper draw. 1870-1870. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 200669-24

Venere Dell'esquilino Dorso - Museo Campidoglio , Antiquities, Sculpture, Goddesses, Venus Roman deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Marsyas sculpture in the Capitoline museums in Rome, James Anderson, After Anonymous, c. 1857 - c. 1875 photograph This photo is part of an album. Capitoline Museums paper albumen print piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. punishment of Marsyas: he is flayed by Apollo Capitoline Museums

Two fighting children, draughtsman: Jan de Bisschop, François Du Quesnoy, 1648 - 1671, paper, brush, h 260 mm × w 178 mm

Monumental Tomb from Parpaglioni to Federico Fabiani in the cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa, Italy, Anonymous, After Federico Fabiani, 1884 - 1890 photograph Knee cardboard. paper albumen print sculpture. angels. grave-building, monumental tomb Genua. Cemetery

Lorenzo sculpture on the tomb of Lorenzo de 'Medici by Michelangelo in the Cappelle Medicee in Florence, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Florence cardboard. photographic support albumen print monument, statue. grave, tomb Capella Medici

Hermes and the infant Dionysus , Sculpture, Antiquities, Gods, Hermes Greek deity, Dionysus Greek deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Damoxène de Canova. Vatican. James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

Design for a Torchère ca. 1770-90 Jean Jacques François Le Barbier French This design for a torchère was made by the artist Le Barbier. He is best known for his paintings and illustrations which reflect the political unrest and revolutions in North America and Europe during the final decades of the 18th century. One of his most famous works is without doubt the panel with the Declaration of the rights of men and citizens as it had been decreed by the Assemblée Nationale in 1789 and agreed to by King Louis XVI (Musée Carnavalet, Paris). Like many of his French colleagues Le Barbier was active in various art disciplines however, and he produced multiple designs for the interior, including this elegant design for a torchère. The idea of having human figures - women, cherubs or exotic figures such as Indians or Africans - as a support, holding up a candle or base on top of which a candelabrum could stand, had become particularly popular in the 18th century. Smaller examples were often exec

Call of a relief on the facade of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, representing a woman with a palm branch, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph Francepublisher: Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print sculpture (+ relief ~ sculpture). foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament. adult woman Louvre Museum

Hercules Farnese, Cornelis Bloemaert (II), after François Perrier, after anonymous, after c. 1640 - 1646 print A large image of Hercules, leaning on his club. Until 1787 this image was in the Palazzo Farnese, hence the name Hercules Farnese. The image is placed in a niche. paper engraving specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Hercules; Hercules as patron. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Firenze - Dell'ermafrodito room. Galleria Degl uffizi Florence. Uffizi Gallery - so -called Hermaphrodite Hall; around 1880-around 1895 (1870-00-00-1900-00-00);

Le Discobole de Naucides. Vatican. James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

View of damaged sculpture of person and bird-like creature, on stool indoors, front view

An albumin photograph from 1873 by György Klösz showing a marble figure of a grieving young woman, highlighting sculpture details, pose, and facial expression.

Venus de 'Medici, Pietro Fontana, After Luigi Durantini, 1819 print An antique sculpture of the goddess Venus. print maker: Romeafter drawing by: Italypublisher: FlorenceFlorenceItaly paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (story of) Venus (Aphrodite)

"L'Abondance", Sculpture by André Vauthier-Gallé, Decoration of the Louvre, Paris. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

"L'Asie", Sculpture by Carl Elshoecht, Decoration of the Louvre, Paris. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Amazone. .

`Łuczniczka` (`Apoteoza łucznictwa`) Female Archer Apotheosis of Archery - Sculpture by Olga Niewska from the year 1927. unknown, photographer

Venus the 'Medici; Venere de Medici. An antique sculpture of the goddess Venus.

L'Arrotino. (Firenze). Sommer & Behles (Italian, founded 1867, dissolved 1874)

Lazio Latina Terracina Museo Archeologico28. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Antiquities: Stone figures, both full-length and busts; ancient altars, sarcophagi, inscriptions and stone fragments from the Temple of Giove Anxur and from the ancient town. Object Notes: Hutzel campaign notes are undated. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Laocoöngroep in the Vatican Museums, Anonymous, c. 1850 - in or before 1860 photograph Vatican Museums photographic support albumen print Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice Vatican Museums

Small copy van Heinrich Dannecker's BEOLT 'Ariadne on the Panther', Eduard Isaac Asser, 1845 - 1855 photograph Amsterdam paper. photographic support. cardboard salted paper print sculpture

Juno Sospita , Antiquities, Sculpture, Goddesses, Juno Roman deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Palermo - Museo Civico. Il Fauno di torre del Greco. (Scultura greca.) , Antiquities, Sculpture, Supernatural beings, Fauns Roman mythology. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Caryatid by Victor Vilain, Decoration of the Louvre, Paris. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Defending The Pass, by Halse. London Stereoscopic Company (active 1854 - 1890)

Mercury. Museum of Naples. .

Herakles and Atlas , Antiquities, Bas-reliefs, Heroes, Gods, Heracles Greek mythological character, Atlas Greek deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

The Nymph Salmacis, by Bosio; Tommaso Cuccioni (Italian, 1790 - 1864); Paris, France; about 1852 - 1864; Albumen silver print

Gladiatore , Antiquities, Sculpture, Death, Warriors. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Firenze, La Carità, Galleria di Pitti. Unknown

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