A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF VENUS D'ARLES, 19TH CENTURY

A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF VENUS D'ARLES
19TH CENTURY
Set on socle base
65cm high overall, base 18.5cm wide

The Venus of Arles dates to the end of the 1st century BC. It was discovered, broken, in the Roman Theatre of Arles in 1651 by workmen who were digging a well. The head was the first part to be found. Reassembled and restored in part by Girardon, it was displayed by Louis XIV in the Galerie des Glaces of Versailles. During the Revolution it was seized and then placed into the Musée du Louvre.