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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 sanctuary was dedicated to the goddess under her name Aphrodite Euploia or 'Aphrodite of the Fair Voyage', which was her name in her capacity of a sea goddess, an aspect very popular among sailors. [1] It was a significant sanctuary, famous in the ancient world for hosting the first cult statue of the goddess depicted naked, which was ...
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 ...
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Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi Gallery, Florence 1484–1486 Nicolas Poussin, 1635–36, Philadelphia. Through the desire of Renaissance artists reading Pliny to emulate Apelles, and if possible, to outdo him, Venus Anadyomene was taken up again in the 15th century: besides Botticelli's famous The Birth of Venus (Uffizi Gallery, Florence), another early Venus Anadyomene is the bas-relief by Antonio ...
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 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 ...
The statue showed a nude Aphrodite modestly covering her pubic region while resting against a water pot with her robe draped over it for support. [272] [273] The Aphrodite of Knidos was the first full-sized statue to depict Aphrodite completely naked [274] and one of the first sculptures that was intended to be viewed from all sides.