Study for Venus Anadyomene

Paul Manship, Study for Venus Anadyomene, 1924, bronze on marble base, 4 in. (10.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.57

Artwork Details

Title
Study for Venus Anadyomene
Artist
Date
1924
Location
Dimensions
4 in. (10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — nude
  • Figure female — full length
  • Study — sculpture model
  • Mythology — classical — Venus
Object Number
1966.47.57
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.47.57

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.

Works by this artist (483 items)

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Paul Manship, Baboon, modeled 1932, cast posthumously, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.12
Baboon
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Paul Manship, Wrestlers, 1908, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.32
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Date1908
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Paul Manship, Flamingo, 1932, gilded bronze on lapis lazuli base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.2
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Date1932
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Paul Manship, Study for Female Figure, Prometheus Fountain, Rockefeller Center, modeled 1934, cast posthumously, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.14
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bronze
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