An example of freestanding sculpture is the Medici Venus.
<h3>What is Medici Venus?</h3>
The Medici Venus is a famous Hellenistic sculpture that has the following characteristics:
- It is carved in marble
- Its scale is 1:1 with human proportions (real scale)
- It represents the goddess Venus or Aphrodite.
- It is currently exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery, in Florence (Italy).
The sculpture is of a woman (the goddess Aphrodite) standing, with a dolphin on the left behind her. This sculpture is an example of freestanding sculpture because the goddess stands upright.
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