Sculpture of Venus Victrix (Pauline Bonaparte) — on Black Base fruit including unique commissions Dimensions: 71

including unique commissions Dimensions: 71 x 59 cm / 28 x 23

Often regarded as a pinnacle of Hellenistic artistry

including unique commissionsDimensions: 90 cm x 170 cm / 35

The use of this type of amphora was widespread throughout all the western provinces of the Mediterranean

Sculpture of Venus Victrix (Pauline Bonaparte) — on Black Base fruit including unique commissions Dimensions: 71Paulina Borghese, posing as Venus Victoria, after Antonio Canova monumental statue. One of Canovas most masterly sculptures, his marble portrait of the beautiful Paulina, sister to Napoleon. A commission which drew upon all his artistic skills, to portray her without accusation of exhibitionism, luckily she was delighted with the finished work, which is now on permanent display in the Galleria Borghese, Rome. The reclining Pauline Bonaparte holds an