Marble statue of aphrodite.
Marble statue of aphrodite hellenistic.
One of the most famous examples of sculpture from ancient greece the venus de milo is an armless marble statue of aphrodite the greek goddess of love and beauty which was sculpted during the hellenistic period between about 130 and 100 bce.
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.
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.
Many examples also come from the island of rhodes.
A major over life sized version and numerous statuettes have been found in athens.
Greece hellenistic period ca.
3rd to 2nd century bce.
A hellenistic marble figure of aphrodite circa 2nd century b c.
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.
23 79 it was not only the finest work by praxiteles but also the finest statue in the world.
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.
This figure is one of the many variants created in the hellenistic period of a statue type known as the tiepolo aphrodite.
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.
Aphrodite of knidos by praxiteles no other sculpture in antiquity enjoyed the renown of praxiteles aphrodite of knidos.
During the hellenistic period in greece statues of aphrodite became increasingly popular.
For the roman author pliny the elder a d.
On view at the met.
Marble statue of aphrodite 2nd century b c.