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Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris
Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris

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This statue is a life-size replica of a marble original by the Danish neo-classical sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), carved for Pierre Cesar Labouchere, owner of Hylands from 1815–1839.

Venus, the Roman goddess of love, holds a golden apple, the prize awarded to her by the Trojan prince, Paris, for beating Juno and Minerva in a beauty contest. Venus showed her gratitude by promising Paris the most beautiful woman on earth – Helen, whom Paris abducted from Greece, thus causing the Trojan War.

The statue eventually arrived in England in 1829, after lengthy delays and problems, including damage to other Thorvaldsen statues while being hoisted from the ship's hold.

Hylands House

Chelmsford

Title

Venus with the Apple Awarded by Paris

Date

c.2003

Medium

plaster & marble dust

Measurements

H 155 x W 49 x D 49 cm;
Plinth: H 147 x W 65 x D 55 cm

Accession number

TUF2

Acquisition method

donated by the Friends of Hylands, 2003

Work type

Statue

Signature/marks description

cut in black letters on the reverse of the tree trunk at the bottom: Dal Torrione; monogram of an eagle and the number 1458 at the bottom on the reverse of the base

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Hylands Park, London Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 8WQ England

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