Venus Anadyomene (#1)

Copied Paul Manship, Venus Anadyomene (#1), 1924, bronze on marble base, 9 x 6 1⁄8 x 4 1⁄8 in. (22.8 x 15.7 x 10.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.39

Artwork Details

Title
Venus Anadyomene (#1)
Artist
Founder
Roman Bronze Works
Date
1924
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 x 6 1⁄8 x 4 1⁄8 in. (22.8 x 15.7 x 10.6 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — nude
  • Figure female — full length
  • Mythology — classical — Venus
Object Number
1966.47.39
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.47.39

Artwork Description

In 1924, Paul Manship created a sculpture of the goddess Venus for a fountain commissioned by the Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. Venus, or Aphrodite, was the goddess of love, beauty, grace, and fertility. She was born of the sea---anadyomene means “born of water” in Greek---and Manship chose to depict her as she emerged from the surf.