The Venus Callipyge, also known as the Aphrodite Kallipygos or the Callipygian Venus, all literally meaning "Venus (or Aphrodite) of the beautiful buttocks", is an Ancient Roman marble statue, thought to be a copy of an older Greek original.
In an example of anasyrma, it depicts a partially draped woman, raising her light peplos to uncover her hips and buttocks, and looking back and down over her shoulder, perhaps to evaluate them. The subject is conventionally identified as Venus (Aphrodite), though it may equally be a portrait of a mortal woman. ( Wikipedia)
This beautiful statue can be admired in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples in Italy. I've manipulated the photograph of the statue back so that it is completely reduced to its essentials. It was important to me, to emphasize the sensual quality and display a certain tenderness in the visual statement. In addition, I varied it in different colorations to play with the soft shadows. Finally, I have inserted a slight glow to achieve an idealization, especially in the nearly white version this is be seen clearly.
This picture is very suitable to be framed without a Passepartout, and has then a quite classic-modern look. Let me show some examples:
And here you can see how nice it can be in an interior:
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