Venus Drawing

Charcoal drawing of an Ancient greek sculpture of Venus. The ancient Greek God of Olympus, described as goddess of love and beauty. Made in the National Archaeological Museum of Greece in Athens. Title: Venus Materials: Charcoal Paper: Ingres (Fine Art paper) Size: 50 × 70 cm. (19,6 × 27.5 in.) Fixative: Alcohol solution of mastic resin (100% natural) Year: 2009 Unframed (Frame is not included) This artwork is one of the kind and it is signed at the back side. All original artworks are safely packaged in a hard tube and delivered with a signed Certificate of Authenticity. Copyright © Charalampos Cholopoulos. All rights reserved. Venus: Is the Roman goddess whose functions encompassed love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor. Venus was central to many religious festivals, and was revered in Roman religion under numerous cult titles. Thank you very much for your visit.