{"product_id":"vintage-chalkware-lounging-lady","title":"Vintage Chalkware Lounging Lady","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA striking reproduction of Antonio Canova’s famous neoclassical masterpiece, \u003cem\u003ePaolina Borghese as Venus Victrix\u003c\/em\u003e (1805–08), the original of which sits in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe subject is Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon’s younger sister, who caused a scandal at the time by posing semi-nude as Venus. When asked how she could bear to pose that way, she reportedly quipped that the studio was heated. Her husband was said to have kept the original locked away from public view for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis piece faithfully captures the key details of the original: the reclining pose on an Empire-style daybed, the apple of Venus in her hand, the swept-up hairstyle with headband, tasselled cushions, scrolled headrest and the rosette and palmette frieze around the base. It has an antiqued ivory finish with brown patina worked into the recesses to highlight the carving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt makes an elegant statement piece for a mantel, bookshelf or sideboard, and suits anyone who loves classical art, Grand Tour-style décor or Italian souvenir sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e47cm long x 28cm tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable at La La Vintage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e67 Semaphore Road,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemaphore SA 5019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Next to Odeon Cinema)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La La Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234183131190,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9038\/3670\/files\/IMG_0166.jpg?v=1792549086","url":"https:\/\/lalavintage.com.au\/products\/vintage-chalkware-lounging-lady","provider":"La La Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}