formerly attributed to - Verso Aphrodite

This drawing depicts a woman in a classical pose, likely modeled after an ancient Greco-Roman statue of Venus. The figure is rendered with delicate hatching to define her musculature and form, standing next to a supporting base typical of marble sculpture. Her head is turned slightly away, conveying a sense of modest movement.

Aphrodite was a central figure in Renaissance Neoplatonism, representing the 'dual Venus' concept—the heavenly beauty that leads the soul to God and the earthly beauty that governs generation. Artists like Raphael studied these classical forms to harmonize antique aesthetics with the philosophical theories found in the circle of Marsilio Ficino.