Also called the Venus Genetrix. Roman copy from a Greek bronze original.

The face has the grace and austerity of the style of Pheidias, the pose has the contrapposto stance of Polykleitos; at odds with these High Classical influences is the sensuous and revealing treatment of the drapery.

Although it is a restoration, the apple in Aphrodite’s left hand is the prize from Paris after he had judged her the most beautiful woman