Famous sculpture as seen and described by great writers (1910)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930 · New York, Dodd · leaf 260
rmsfrom the elbow downwards are restored. Traces of gilding were visible onher hair on its first discovery; her ears are pierced for rings, and she wearsan armlet on her left arm, A comparison of the Venus de Medici with theextant copies of the Cnidian Aphrodite leaves no room for doubt… … VENUS DE MEDICI, UFFIZI GALLERYBy Cleomenes THE VENUS DE MEDICI 193 fear, that she might stand before me. Really, I did notknow that I cared so much about Venus, or any possiblewoman of marble. At last, I caught a glimpse of herthrough the door of the next room. It is the best room ofthe series,…
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