The Venus Callipyge at The Louvre, Paris

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. The marble statue extant today dates to the late 1st century BC. The lost Greek original on which it is based is thought to have been bronze, and to have been executed around 300 BC, towards the beginning of the Hellenistic era. The provenance of the marble copy is unknown, but it was rediscovered, missing its head, in the early modern era. The head was restored, first in the 16th century and again in the 18th century (in which case the sculptor followed the earlier restoration fairly closely); the restored head was made to look over the shoulder, drawing further attention to the statue's bare buttocks and thereby contributing to its popularity. In the 17th and 18th centuries the statue was identified as Venus and associated with a temple to Aphrodite Kallipygos at Syracuse, discussed by Athenaeus in his Deipnosophists. The statue was copied a number of times, including byJean-Jacques Clérion and François Barois (this one) which was made during his residence at the French Academy in Rome, 1683-86. It was sent to Versailles, then to Marly-le-Roi in 1695, where it was provided with additional marble draperies by Jean Thierry, not to offend an increasingly prudish public taste; it remained at Marly until the original, when it found its way to the Jardin des Truileries and Louvre. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.《美臀维纳斯》（Venus Callipyge），又称《阿佛洛狄忒·卡利皮戈斯》（Aphrodite Kallipygos）或《卡利皮吉亚维纳斯》（Callipygian Venus），字面含义均为“拥有美臀的维纳斯（或阿佛洛狄忒）”，是一件古罗马大理石雕塑，一般被认为是某件更早的希腊原作的复制品。作为阿纳叙尔马式（anasyrma）雕塑的典型范例，该作品描绘了一位半披挂的女性：她正提起轻薄的佩普洛斯（peplos，古希腊长外衣）以展露胯部与臀部，并回头低头看向自己的肩头，仿佛在审视自身体态。该形象通常被认定为维纳斯（阿佛洛狄忒），但也有可能是一位凡俗女性的肖像。现存的这件大理石雕塑创作于公元前1世纪末期。其依托的失传希腊原作一般为青铜材质，创作于公元前300年左右，正值希腊化时代初期。这件大理石复制品的流传脉络尚不明确，但在近代早期被发现时，其头部已然缺失。头部曾在16世纪与18世纪先后得到修复，其中18世纪的修复者基本沿用了此前的修复方案；修复后的头部被设计为回望肩头的姿态，进一步凸显了雕塑裸露的臀部，也因此助推了这件作品的知名度。在17至18世纪，这件雕塑被认定为维纳斯，并与叙拉古的阿佛洛狄忒·卡利皮戈斯神庙相关联——这一关联在雅典奈俄斯所著的《餐桌上的智者》（Deipnosophists）中有所提及。该雕塑曾被多次复刻，其中让-雅克·克莱里昂（Jean-Jacques Clérion）与弗朗索瓦·巴鲁瓦（François Barois）的复刻作品（即本条目的藏品），创作于二人供职于罗马法国学院的1683至1686年间。该复刻品曾被送往凡尔赛宫，1695年又迁至马尔利勒鲁瓦，让·蒂埃里（Jean Thierry）为其新增了大理石衣袍，以迎合当时日益保守的公众审美；它在马尔利勒鲁瓦留存至法国大革命时期，随后被移送至杜伊勒里花园（Jardin des Tuileries）与卢浮宫（Louvre）。本件藏品隶属于“扫描世界”（Scan The World）项目。“扫描世界”是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在创建一个可免费向公众开放的数字化档案库，收录全球各地可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的完整模型。“扫描世界”是一项开源的社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。