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
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Study for Venus Anadyomene
- Artist
- Date
- 1924
- Location
- Dimensions
- 4 in. (10.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Paul Manship
- 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
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.