{"product_id":"aphrodite-exhibition-poster-lely-venus","title":"Aphrodite Exhibition Poster: Lely Venus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA3 exhibition poster, depicting the crouching goddess Venus (Aphrodite) sculpture from the late 2nd Century CE, a Roman version of an older Greek original, created by the sculptor Doidalsas c.200 BCE, found in Italy and displayed in the British Museum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK17;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eThis is one of two poster designs accompanying the special exhibition \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAphrodite: The Making of a Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eon display at the Ashmolean Museum\u003cstrong\u003e 8 October 2026 to 11 April 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA3 poster printed on 170gsm FSC smooth uncoated paper. Supplied rolled in a cardboard tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lely Venus was purchased in 1627–28, for King Charles I of England. It was remarked in England in 1631 as 'the finest statue of all'. On the dispersal of Charles's art collections during the Commonwealth, it came into the possession of the painter and connoisseur Sir Peter Lely, from whom it derives its name. Two years after Lely's death (1682), it was re-acquired from his heirs for the Royal Collection. The statue was stolen from the Palace of Whitehall after it was destroyed by fire on January 4, 1698, and was recovered four years later by the Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCredit: © Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd 2026 | Royal Collection Trust; Photograph: British Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive to the Ashmolean Museum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fine Print Service Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64445859561849,"sku":"ASI-6550","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/Aphrodite_A3_Poster_Lely_Venus.jpg?v=1788254562","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/aphrodite-exhibition-poster-lely-venus","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}