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The Aphrodite of Knidos (or Cnidus) was an Ancient Greek sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite created by Praxiteles of Athens around the 4th century BC. It was one of the first life-sized representations of the nude female form in Greek history, displaying an alternative idea to male heroic nudity .
The Venus de' Medici or Medici Venus is a 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) tall Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite.It is a 1st-century BC marble copy, perhaps made in Athens, of a bronze original Greek sculpture, following the type of the Aphrodite of Knidos, [1] which would have been made by a sculptor in the immediate Praxitelean tradition, perhaps at the end of the ...
It is not mentioned by other ancient authors who discuss both Phryne and the Aphrodite of Knidos, such as Pliny the Elder, and Clement of Alexandria names the model not as Phryne but Cratina. [ 59 ] Praxiteles also produced a golden or gilt statue of Phryne which was displayed – according to Pausanias dedicated by Phryne; according to ...
The Colonna Venus (Vatican Museums 812)The Colonna Venus is a Roman marble copy of the lost Aphrodite of Cnidus sculpture by Praxiteles, conserved in the Museo Pio-Clementino as a part of the Vatican Museums' collections.
Chr.) nach der Kultstatue des Praxiteles in Knidos (»Aphrodite von Knidos« Typus, um 350-340 v. Chr.). English: So-called “Aphrodite Braschi”, free copy (1st century BC) after a votive statue of Praxitele in Cnidus (“Aphrodite of Cnidus” type, ca. 350–340 BC).
The Temple of Aphrodite Euploia was a sanctuary in ancient Knidos (Modern day Datça Turkey) dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. It was a famous pilgrimage, known for hosting the famous statue of Aphrodite of Knidos .
The Aphrodite of Knidos and Her Successors: A Historical Review of the Female Nude in Greek Art. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-03277-8. Moormann, Eric M. (2003). "Review of Laurentino García y García, Luciana Jacobelli, Louis Barré, 2001. Museo Segreto. With a Facsimile edition of Herculanum et Pompéi.
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