Capitoline Venus (copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos)

by Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

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Capitoline Venus, 2nd century C.E., marble, 193 cm (Capitoline Museums, Rome) (Roman copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos, a 4th century B.C.E. Greek original by Praxiteles)

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

 

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Cite this page as: Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Capitoline Venus (copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos)," in Smarthistory, April 5, 2016, accessed August 22, 2017, https://smarthistory.org/capitoline-venus-copy-of-the-aphrodite-of-knidos/.