Bust of the Medici Venus

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The Venus de' Medici or Medici Venus is a life-size Hellenistic marble sculpture capturing the essence of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love. As a 1st-century BCE marble copy, possibly created in Athens, it replicates an original bronze Greek sculpture from the immediate Praxitelean tradition, likely crafted by a skilled sculptor at the century's end. This iconic work has become a pivotal reference point for tracing the evolution of the Western classical tradition, its influence outlining shifts in taste and the development of classical scholarship over time.