BAROIS, François
(b. 1656, Paris, d. 1726, Paris)

Callipygian Venus

1683-86
Marble, height 176 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

The statue was made at the French Academy in Rome, 1683-1686. It is a 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.