Venus without a necklace by Aristide Maillol

Venus sans collier ('Venus without a necklace'), bronze cast after the original statue Venus au collier ('Venus with a necklace'), 1918-33, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, French sculptor, at the Place de la Loge, Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The original sculpture was developed from an earlier one entitled Summer, 1910, but was reworked based on Maillol's Spanish maid. After the sculptor's death it was recast a few times without the necklace. It is a life-size nude celebrating feminine beauty and named after the Roman goddess of love. This sculpture is owned by the Musee Hyacinthe Rigaud in Perpignan. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13426840

Media ID

45093974

Size

3744px x 5616px (7.0MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen