Sujet

Statuette of Aphrodite Leaning on a Pillar, 250-200 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Statuette of Aphrodite Leaning on a Pillar, 250-200 BC. Venus Leaning on a Pillar. Additional Info: Leaning on a pillar, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, wears a large wreath of flowers and a cloak draped around her hips. The goddess's pose is based on a much earlier, clothed statue of Aphrodite made by the sculptor Pheidias in the 400s BC In accordance with later Hellenistic tastes, the terracotta's artist chose to depict her semi-nude to emphasize her sensuality. The goddess's outstretched left hand originally held an offering, probably either a dove or an offering bowl. The figurine, originally brightly painted, still bears traces of red paint.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A00_492

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

225,8Mo (8,2Mo) / 65,0cm x 87,1cm / 7672 x 10287 (300dpi)

Mots clés

standing religious arts country religion leaning naked nude figure figures statue statues sculpture art headdress color archaeology ancient Greek Greece column pillar pillars terracotta ceramic location ceramics century archaeological statuette pottery concept archeology nudity goddess headgear nakedness head-dress terra cotta Colour Aphrodite 3rd century BC object sculpture Unknown Phidias Pheidias Heritage Art mythological figure Terracotta with polychromy