This art pin is inspired by a statue that depicts Venus, goddess of love, standing nude and holding a cloth at her hips. A dolphin at her feet supports the figure and symbolizes her birth from the sea.
- Dimensions: 2 1/8 inches L x 7/8 inch W
- Material: Zinc alloy with white gloss finish, 2 metal butterfly attachments
- Made in the USA
- Item #: VEN-PIN
Discovered in Rome in 1509, the statue contributed to the Renaissance revival of Classical art. Known as the Mazarin Venus, it has been heavily restored, with repaired breasts, arms, and dolphin, and possibly a different head.
Statue of Venus (the Mazarin Venus), 2nd century BCE
Unknown
Roman
Marble
72 7/16 in.
Getty Museum, 54.AA.11
