Naples: National Museum, Venus sculptures that have similarity with the Medici, No. 5429, ca. 1880 – 1890

Title

Naples: National Museum, Venus sculptures that have similarity with the Medici, No. 5429

Photographer

• Giacomo Brogi

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links: Druckschriftzeile: 5429. Napoli. Museo Nazionale - Veneri che hanno simiglianza con quella Medicea.
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts: (Edizioni Brogi)

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto oben links auf dem Trägekarton: Handschriftlich: 7785 ( vermutlich ehem. Inv.-Nr.)
Bezeichnet recto unten links: Handschriftlich: Mediceische Venustypen
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte: Handschriftlich: I. Jh v. Chr.

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• nude
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Main Motif

• Venus
• woman
• Museo nazionale di Napoli
• museum
• Naples

Persons Shown

• Venus
• Museo nazionale di Napoli

Medial Picture Elements

• Unbekannter Künstler: Venus (römische Kopie nach einem griechischen Original des 3.-2. Jh. v. Chr.), 2. Jh. n. Chr., Inv.-Nr. 6283 (Venus rechts), Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli

Primary

• 48A821 permanent exhibition, museum
• 61F(MUSEO NAZIONALE DI NAPOLI) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MUSEO NAZIONALE DI NAPOLI)
• 48C2 sculpture
• 92C4 (story of) Venus (Aphrodite)
• 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure
• 41D9 (showing oneself) undressed, quasi-nude
• 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure

Secondary

• 31A221 head (human)
• 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase
• 48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)
• 61E(NAPOLI) names of cities and villages (NAPOLI)