The
Aphrodite of Knidos was one of the most famous works of the
ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles of
Athens (4th century BC). It and its copies are often referred to as the
Venus Pudica ("modest Venus") type, on account of her covering her naked pubis with her right hand. Variants of the
Venus Pudica (suggesting an action to cover the breasts) are the
Venus de' Medici or the
Capitoline Venus.