A late 19th/early 20th century Italian patinated bronze figure of Venus de Medici after the antique, the nude goddess standing beside a dolphin, bronze 13.75 inches tall, and including bronze and marble base 22 inches overall, The Venus de' Medici or Medici Venus is a monumental Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite dating from the 1st-century BC, although it is most likely a copy, perhaps made in Athens, of an original bronze Greek sculpture, following the type of the Aphrodite of Knidos. The sculpture was originally recorded in 1638 at the Medici Villa, Rome and is now in the Uffizi in Florence, Italy. in good condition with some repaired cracking to the marble on the base. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .