Venus Callipigia Painting

Venus Callipigia oil painting on canvas 70x70 Alessandro Bianchi contemporary artist The work has already been exhibited in national and international galleries. Naples, Rome, Toronto .. The painting is a classic subject in a contemporary way. History: Callipygian Venus and a marble sculpture of the Roman era dating back to the I-II century. It is a copy of a bronze original from the Hellenistic period of the third century. B.C. E 'it conserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. It was found in the vicinity of the Golden House. In 1594 it was acquired by the Farnese family. After in 1786, he was transferred to the city of Naples under the reign of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon. The goddess appears to stop the act of bathing. She raises her tunic to find out the hips and smug contemplates her charms. This ritual is known as anasyrma.