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6.4: After Praxiteles, Venus

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    Dr. Francesca Tronchin, Dr. Beth Harris, and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Venus by an unknown sculpture.

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    The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.

    Unknown sculptor, Venus after the Greek original by Praxiteles from the fourth century BCE, Roman, 175–200 CE (Getty Villa)

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    • Unknown sculptor, Venus, 4th century B.C.E.. Authored by: Smarthistory. art, history, conversation.. Located at: https://youtu.be/hXQa7psqSTY. License: All Rights Reserved. License Terms: Standard YouTube License

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