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Vergogna / Phryne Before the Judges

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Price:   $640

Height 45 inches (3 ft 9 in)
Weight 163 lbs
Estimated shipping weight 288 lbs

Vergogna is Italian for "shy, ashamed or timid".  This beautiful statue is taken from the painting "Phryne Before the Judges" by Jean-Leon Gerome.

The story of Phryne is fascinating - she was a real person, a 4th century Greek courtesan who was accused of blasphemy for appearing as Aphrodite at a Greek festival.  Blasphemy was punishable by death, and Hyperides, who was defending her at trial, knew he was losing his case.  In a desperate last appeal, Hyperides pulled off Phryne's garment and asked the court how a body so beautiful could possibly blaspheme the name of Aphrodite.  The judges agreed, and Phryne was acquitted.

Cast from Carrara marble in Borgo san Giacomo, Italy.