A finely carved white marble sculpture of aphrodite roman venus the goddess of romantic love depicted in the round with a nude torso her lower body partially draped as was favored by greek hellenistic sculptors i e.
Marble statue of aphrodite hellenistic.
Greece hellenistic period ca.
Leaning with the weight on her left leg her right leg crossed in front of the left her left arm lowered her right elbow formerly resting on a pillar and wearing a mantle wrapped loosely around her lower body and left forearm her head turned to the left the hair arranged.
On view at the met.
The most renowned of these greek goddesses was the marble aphrodite of knidos created in the fourth century bce by the sculptor praxiteles and believed to be the first major work to depict the goddess in the nude.
A major over life sized version and numerous statuettes have been found in athens.
The statue has sometimes been thought to be a replica freely inspired by an original from the late 4th century bc because of its resemblance to the aphrodite of capua museo archeologico nazionale naples a similar style roman work copy of a greek original.
Alexandros of antioch s venus de milo 130 to 100 bce thought to be inspired by praxiteles entirely nude the.
Venus de milo aphrodite of melos greek sculpture of the hellenistic period.
For the roman author pliny the elder a d.
This figure is one of the many variants created in the hellenistic period of a statue type known as the tiepolo aphrodite.
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3rd to 2nd century bce.
A blend of classical tradition and innovation.
23 79 it was not only the finest work by praxiteles but also the finest statue in the world.
Many examples also come from the island of rhodes.
Variant of the 4th century b c.
A hellenistic marble figure of aphrodite circa 2nd century b c.
Marble statue of aphrodite 2nd century b c.
Aphrodite of knidos by praxiteles no other sculpture in antiquity enjoyed the renown of praxiteles aphrodite of knidos.