Copy of a Vestal Virgin

From the Holkham copy of the 18th the 18th Century replica of the Marble now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples.

The Vestal Virgin was a model of ideal beauty. Appointment as a priestess of the goddess Vesta, depended on a young girl's perfection in form and mind; she also had to be virginal and remain chaste throughout her service or be condemned to death.