Esquiline Venus - III - a photo on Flickriver

            The statue, known as “Esquiline Venus”, represents the goddess girdling her hair with a strip of fabric. The figure appears without both arms as modern plaster integrations have been removed; the weight falls on the right leg, while the head and torso are slightly tilted forward and to the right, while the left leg is flexed.
The goddess is completely naked, as she wears only sandals with straps adorned with little hearts that are likely to be an addition by the copyist; their shape resembles other examples also found on statues of the 2nd century AD.
The hairstyle, characterized by snail-shaped curls on the forehead, is reminiscent of the male heads of the severe style, in contrast to the body that, on the contrary, recalls Hellenistic prototypes. Moreover, the position of the arms and torso find some comparisons with the Diadumenos by Polycleitus .
The pedestal on which the statue rests its right leg consists of a vessel decorated with Egyptian style ornaments such as bundles of papyrus and the coils of a snake. It rests on a casket full of flowers and is topped by a cloth, with two edges, that falls delicately down, touching the statue’s plinth. The vase and the cloth are toilet articles indicating that the goddess was preparing for her ritual bath.

Source: Museum WEB site 

Marble statue
Hadrian’s age, 117-138 AD
From Rome, Esquiline - Horti Lamiani
Rome, Museo Capitolini, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Inv. MC 1141

   

Taken on: November 5, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/9.0, 1/125 sec, 32mm, ISO 6400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	32mm
ISO:	6400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Macintosh)
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