Plate XXXIII (33): Venus, from "Museum Florentinum" (Statuae antiquae dorum et virorum illustrium)
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (38 × 25.5 cm) Plate: 14 3/16 × 9 1/16 in. (36 × 23 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.131
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving and etching of Venus, created in 1734 by Giovanni Domenico Campiglia and Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, forms Plate XXXIII of the ambitious publication *Museum Florentinum*. The work reproduces a classical statue of the Roman goddess of love, capturing her idealized nude form with graceful contours and serene expression. Produced as part of a multi-volume catalog documenting ancient sculptures in Florentine collections, the print reflects the 18th-century fascination with classical antiquity during the Enlightenment, when scholars and artists sought to preserve and share the heritage...