Sculpture of Venus Victrix (Pauline Bonaparte) — on Black Base console table 1743–1809

1743–1809

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it is universally renowned around the world

Made from solid resin and meticulously hand-painted

Sculpture of Venus Victrix (Pauline Bonaparte) — on Black Base console table 1743–1809Paulina Borghese, posing as Venus Victoria, after Antonio Canova monumental statue. One of Canovas most masterly sculptures, his marble portrait of the beautiful Paulina, sister to Napoleon. A commission which drew upon all his artistic skills, to portray her without accusation of exhibitionism, luckily she was delighted with the finished work, which is now on permanent display in the Galleria Borghese, Rome. The reclining Pauline Bonaparte holds an