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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	François Barois (1656-1726)
Description	English: Callipygian Venus. Marble, made at the French Academy in Rome, 1683-1686. Copy of Roman statue then in the Borghese collection, now at the National Archaeological of Naples. The drapery was added later by Jean Thierry (1669-1739) for decency reasons. Français : Vénus callipyge. Marbre, réalisé à l'Académie de France à Rome, 1683-1686. Copie d'une statue romaine alors dans la collection Borghèse, aujourd'hui au Musée national archéologique de Naples. La draperie a été ajoutée postérieurement par Jean Thierry (1669-1739) pour des raisons de décence.
Dimensions	H. 1.76 m (69 ¼ in.), W. 1.57 m (61 ¾ in.), D. 0.52 m (20 ¼ in.)
Credit line	From the façade of the palace of the Tuileries, 1874; restored with the aid of the Pari Mutuel Urbain, 2004-2006
Accession number	MR 1999
Location	Department of Sculptures, Richelieu, lower ground floor, Cour Marly
Photographer/source	Jastrow (2007)
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