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Dance around the Statue of Venus, Hans Bock the Elder

Hans Bock the Elder

Dance around the Statue of Venus

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Hans Bock the Elder

Dance around the Statue of Venus, 1580 – 1590

Dimensions: 60.1 x 80.1 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on canvas

Inventory Number: 2233

Acquisition: Acquired in 2006 with means provided by the Werner Wirthle bequest

Status: Not on display

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92C4(story of) Venus (Aphrodite)
48C2sculpture
31D15adult woman
41D92woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude
43C9dancing
31AA25432leading someone by the hand or wrist - AA - both arms or hands

Secondary

31D2human life divided into stages
48C145architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc.
48C1621arcade ~ architecture
48C244pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)

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18.07.2024