What is "venuses"

Usage examples of "venuses".

The paleolithic Venuses have been found in the precincts always of domestic hearths, while the figures of the costumed males, on the other hand, appear in the deep, dark interiors of the painted temple-caves, among the wonderfully pictured animal herds.

From a reputable sculptor I purchased an entire lot of Venuses, Dianas, and Hermes for Italica, my native city, which I had in mind to modernize and adorn.

Bronze Venuses and Dianas alternated as decorations with innumerable brightly polished spittoons.