Florence: Venus de'Medici, famous Greek work by Cleomene, Uffizi Gallery, No. 3150 bis, ca. 1870 – 1880

Title

Florence: Venus de'Medici, famous Greek work by Cleomene, Uffizi Gallery, No. 3150 bis

Photographer

• Giacomo Brogi attributed

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 Mitte: Druckschriftzeile: 3150 bis Firenze. - Galleria Uffizi. - Venere de'Medici, celebre lavoro greco di Cleomene

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet verso Mitte: Handschriftlich: Brogi (zugeordnet)

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
• Cupid
• woman
• animal
• Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence)
• Palazzo degli Uffizi (Florence)
• Florence
• museum

Persons Shown

• Venus
• Cupid
• Gallerie degli Uffizi

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Medici (family)

Medial Picture Elements

• Cleomenes von Apollodorus: Venere de' Medici, Ende 2. Jh. v. Chr. / Anfang 1. Jh. v. Chr., hellenistisch, Marmor, Inv.-Nr. 1914 no. 224, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florenz

Primary

• 48A821 permanent exhibition, museum
• 61F(GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI (Firenze)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (GALLERIA DEGLI UFFIZI (Firenze))
• 48C2 sculpture
• 92C4 (story of) Venus (Aphrodite)
• 92C454 Venus and Cupid (Cupid not being mere attribute)
• 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

• 25F27(DOLPHIN) swimming mammals: dolphin
• 48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)
• 61F(PALAZZO DEGLI UFFIZI (Firenze)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PALAZZO DEGLI UFFIZI (Firenze))
• 61E(FIRENZE) names of cities and villages (FIRENZE)