Aphrodite of Cnidus

The “Aphrodite of Cnidus” is a marble sculpture that stands 80 inches tall (6’6 feet) and resembles the goddess Aphrodite, which was created by Praxiteles. It is brightly white in many areas but after thousands of years of exposure to environmental elements some discolorations had appeared around the sculpture. The artist sculptured her putting her cloth away by placing them on a pitcher as she begins to bath. The nude description of the goddess had people all around wanting to see it. The 6

Visual Analysis of the Marble Statue of Aphrodite Name Institution Visual Analysis of the Marble Statue of Aphrodite Aphrodite statues were very popular in Greece during the Hellenistic period. The marble Aphrodite of Knidos was the most renowned among the many Greek goddesses. Also written as the Aphrodite of Cnidus, the marble sculpture was created by an Attic sculptor known as Praxiteles during the 4th century BC. Arguably, it is believed to

the slight plumpness on the stomach. ’Aphrodite of Knidos’ is not any ordinary statue representing the everyday woman of ancient Greece, but instead Praxiteles’ imagination of a goddess he visioned humanlike with beauty as well as flaws (Blaker, 2014). Praxiteles depicts the female figure realistically therefore incomparable to a modern day woman who may stereotypically obtain surgical enhancements in hope of a better appearance, hence the statue ’Aphrodite of

stone.” Praxiteles was one of the most prevalent Greek sculptors of his time. Despite this, not much is known today about his background. He lived and worked in Athens, Greece during the 4th century becoming wildly popular after his creation, Aphrodite of Cnidus (Fig. 3), was completed. He worked in marble as well as bronze, not clearly favoring either though his marble creations were more popular. His father, grandfather, and possibly great-grandfather, were sculptors by trade and passed on the familial

Inside of the Palazzo Nuovo holds the Capitoline Venus, an ancient Roman statue of Venus. The statue imitates Aphrodite of Cnidos, also made from marble, in 360 BC by the classical Greek sculpture, Praxiteles. Praxiteles, from Athens, wanted to use Aphrodite as a model because she is the goddess of love and beauty. Around 1670, the Capitoline Venus was found, hidden in a wall near the basilica of San Vitale and was donated to the Capitoline Museums by Benedict XIV. The Cabinet of Venus occupies the

is similar in many ways to Aphrodite of Cnidus and Aphrodite of Menophantos sculptures. In Aphrodite of Menophantos, Aphrodite is posed modestly covering her breasts and gnoid while looking off to the side. According to the Oxford Dictionary, Aphrodite represents the “goddess of beauty, fertility, and sexual love” (Aphrodite). In other words, in the photo, Kim is representing someone who is feminine, beautiful, and confident in her body by posing similar to an Aphrodite sculpture. “Liberated” is also

Sean Franklin Art History Final Paper 4/22/2016 Art History Five thousand years ago there was a place the greeks would later name Mesopotamia. Literally translated as “land between two rivers”. These two rivers were the Tigris and the Euphrates. It was also called the fertile crescent or the cradle of civilization. It is very convenient for early civilizations to have access to clean water, as they obviously could not ship it in from elsewhere until the advent of aqueducts. So this land between

Classical Sparta Page 1 Samantha Elliott Ancient Sparta was an interesting time, one that’s like no other. There were many key components of Sparta and the Spartans that stood out to make it unique. The first unique trait of Sparta was; “Sparta was one of the most efficient and strongest of the Leading Greek city states in its time”(“Spartan Warriors.” Ancient Warriors.) regarding its military. “Sparta is believed to have begun around the 8th century BC, growing stronger in status and power till

Greek mythology was very important in many cultures throughout the world and was utilized to clarify the earth and its circumstances in which mankind lived, the normal wonders they identified and how constellations explained the why the movement of the stars and sky were important in the lives of the Greeks. Greek mythology contained information about the livelihood of these gods and goddesses, humankind after death and simply how to live a joyous life. The geography of Greece also shaped Greek mythology