Venus of Willendorf

prehistoric figurine from Austria
VisualArtwork sculpture Q131397
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Venus of Willendorf

Summary

Venus of Willendorf is a sculpture[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Venus of Willendorf is credited with the discovery of Josef Szombathy[3].
  • Venus of Willendorf is in the country of Austria[4].
  • Venus of Willendorf's instance of is recorded as sculpture[5].
  • Venus of Willendorf's instance of is recorded as archaeological find[6].
  • Venus of Willendorf's instance of is recorded as Venus figurine[7].
  • Venus of Willendorf is associated with the art of the Paleolithic movement[8].
  • Venus of Willendorf's genre is Venus figurine[9].
  • Willendorf in der Wachau is named after Venus of Willendorf[10].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as woman[11].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as nudity[12].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as steatopygia[13].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as female breast[14].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as navel[15].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as pubic bone[16].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as buttocks[17].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as hip[18].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as gluteal sulcus[19].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as intergluteal cleft[20].
  • Venus of Willendorf's depicts is recorded as mons pubis[21].
  • Venus of Willendorf is made of oolitic limestone[22].
  • Venus of Willendorf's location of discovery is recorded as Willendorf II[23].
  • Venus of Willendorf's collection is recorded as Natural History Museum, Vienna[24].
  • Venus of Willendorf took place at Austria[25].
  • Venus of Willendorf's Commons category is recorded as Venus of Willendorf[26].
  • Venus of Willendorf's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 7, 1908[27].

Body

Publication

Venus of Willendorf's genre is Venus figurine[9].

Subject and Themes

Venus of Willendorf is associated with the art of the Paleolithic movement[8].

Material and Period

Venus of Willendorf is made of oolitic limestone[22]. The location of it was Austria[25].

Why It Matters

Venus of Willendorf has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . puvodni.mzm.cz. puvodni.mzm.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . puvodni.mzm.cz. puvodni.mzm.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . puvodni.mzm.cz. puvodni.mzm.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Venus of Willendorf
    Culture Gravettian
    Named after Willendorf in der Wachau
    Genre Venus figurine
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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