ECL-Bm.5:68-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.5:68-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Two statues: putto with goose, Venus
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Sampson Catalogue states that the Topham Finding Aid No 2 (now Fa 3) describes :'Statua di Leda con un putto ch'abbraccia il cigno'
Other number
Fa 3 no. 102
Description
Content (description)
The two statues have been arranged as a group on two ledges of a rocky mound. On left on the lower ledge stands a nude putto who hugs to himself a large goose. On right nude Venus kneels to right but turns and looks up to left. Her right hand holds drapery on her head, but most of it falls to her left hand, which rests on her knee.
Content (object)
statue
Dimensions
height (actual size): 426mm
width (actual size): 280mm
width (actual size): 280mm
Inscription
No. 102 Villa Ludovisi fatto da Batoni written in ink on the back of the drawing
Materials & techniques note
red pencil on paper
Production
Person
Batoni, Pompeo, 1708 - 1787 (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
