A Neoclassicistic marble statue based on the high-classical paradigm of the Aphrodite of the Gardens, circa 1800 - early 19th centurySlightly less than life-sized, neoclassicistic marble statue of Aphrodite based on a high classical sculpture of Alkamenes in the Sanctuary of Aphrodite in the gardens.The sculpture of Alkamenes from the late 5th century B.C. was created for the sanctuary of Aphrodite on the Ilissos River in the plain of Athens and is only known from written sources. A fragment of an upper body from the Aphrodite sanctuary of Daphni, north of Athens, is considered to be an early variation of the type that was the model for numerous variants of a "leaning Aphrodite". Copies from Roman times (including those in the Heraklion Museum and a particularly good parallel to the present example from the Louvre) give a more precise idea of the type. Characteristic are the uncovered head, the relatively high support (pillar or tree) under the slightly splayed left upper arm and the exposed left shoulder. The right arm is bent. The left leg, pushed forward at an angle, crosses the right supporting leg. The figure is dressed in an artfully folded chimation belted to the upper body. The posture and folds of this statue are very close to a Roman copy from the second quarter of the 1st century A.D. of the high-classical statue kept in the Louvre. Feet broken off just above the hocks. The left hand with the front forearm and the right forearm are missing, as is the head. Various moderate chips. Probably deliberately created as a torso. Surface thoroughly cleaned. Recently mounted on a black stone base with a solid steel pin. Extremely high-quality copy of an important, high-classical work of art, which as a type has inspired numerous works of ancient sculpture and minor arts. Height ca. 108 cm (with base 135 cm), width ca. 54 cm, depth ca. 30 cm.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. H. Lanz, Munich. Acquired in the 1980s from a French private collection in Antibes.Condition: II -