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Antonio Canova's statue The Three Graces is a Neoclassical sculpture, in marble, of the mythological three Charites, daughters of Zeus – identified on some engravings of the statue as, from left to right, Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia – who were said to represent mirth (Euphrosyne), elegance (Aglaea), and youth/beauty (Thalia).
The Three Graces, a 19th-century neoclassical sculpture by Antonio Canova The Three Graces , an 18th-century fountain by Étienne d'Antoine in the Place de la Comédie , Montpellier, France The Three Graces (Indianapolis) , a 19th- or 20th-century neoclassical sculpture by an unknown artist, located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Rossetti, William Michael (1878), "Antonio Canova" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), pp. 24– 26; Canova's Three Graces (second version) in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2000). One of three Flickr photos by ketrin 1407. Canova's Perseus and Medusa in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2009).
Antonio Canova’s statue The Three Graces is a Neoclassical sculpture, in marble, of the mythological three Charites, daughters of Zeus – identified on some engravings of the statue as, from left to right, Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia – who were said to represent youth/beauty (Thalia), mirth (Euphrosyne), and elegance (Aglaea).
The Three Graces, Antonio Canova's first version, now in the Hermitage Museum The cult of the Charites is very old, with their name appearing to be of Pelasgian , or pre-Greek, origin rather than being brought to Greece by Proto-Indo-Europeans . [ 29 ]
Catini says, “My inspiration for her look came from the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova and, in particular, from his work, ‘The Three Graces.'” She was also inspired by paintings of Roman ...
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Aglaea (center), as depicted in Antonio Canova’s sculpture, The Three Graces. In Greek mythology, Aglaea (/ ə ˈ ɡ l iː ə /) or Aglaia (/ ə ˈ ɡ l aɪ ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀγλαΐα, lit. 'festive radiance' [1]) is a goddess, one of the Graces , also called the Gratiae in Roman mythology.