English: The Venus Pudica in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece (# 3524) is a statue of Aphrodite, dating from the 2nd century AD, in Parian marble, found at Baiae in Southern Italy. It formerly belonged to the collection of Lord Hope and was donated to the National Museum by M. Embeirikos in 1924. The neck, head and right arm were restored by the famous Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822). Aphrodite is depicted standing, nude save for a richly draped himation which she retains with her left hand in front of her pudenda. Roman version made in the 2nd century AD of the type of the Syracuse Aphrodite, the original of which goes back to the 4th century BC. Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, November 13 2009.