Vénus Astarté (Semitic goddess of fertility and love)

Auguste Rodin

Cleveland Museum of Art

Oval stone relief sculpture. The sculpture depicts a nude woman standing in the center. Her right arm is raised to her head, and her left arm is bent at the elbow and extended to the side. The woman's body faces right; her head is turned back to the left. She appears to be stepping forward with her right leg. The background of the relief features a wavy line at the bottom, suggesting water. The oval frame has a raised edge around it. The color of the sculpture is a light beige or off-white. The background of the image is black to white gradient.