AN ITALIAN BRONZE OF THE CESARINI VENUS AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA 19th century, the nude goddess partially draped with one foot on a small plinth, mounted on a Rosso di Verona marble base. Height including base 38.5cm OTHER NOTES: The Cesarini Venus is one of Giambologna's most celebrated compositions. It is closely related to a near life-size marble figure that the artist carved for Giovanni Giorgio Cesarini - from whom the model now derives its name - in 1583. Forty years later, in 1623, the marble was given to Cardinal Ludovisi, and it remains in situ in the former Ludovisi Palace in Rome. The complex pose combined with a sinuous female elegance ensured that the composition would be re-cast and re-interpreted from the time of its creation to the present day.