Although we are NOT to touch any works of art in the museum, this one is an exception.
This was selected by the Museum to offer the opportunity to learn through touch.
She is Venus, the Goddess of Love, caught by surprise while bathing. The is a marble copy of the sculpture by the artist Antonio Canova, (Italian, 1757 -1822).
Getty Villa
Malibu, CA
December 17, 2011
This post is linked to Lesley’s Signs, Signs
