The statue is modelled after the crouching aphrodite type attributed to the 3rd century bc sculptor doidalsas of bithynia.
Marble statue of a crouching aphrodite.
Photo by carole raddato cc by sa.
Exhibition at the british museum 26 march 5 july 2015.
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 depicts aphrodite as bathing crouching with her right knee close to the ground.
Marble statue of a naked aphrodite crouching at her bath marble statue height 1 12m british museum different angles of viewing reveal different aspects of the sculpture need to walk around it to view from all angles there is something of importance from each viewing angle arms held slightly awkwardly against the body.
The nude goddess was shown in a complex twisting pose crouching at her bath and turning toward a playful eros behind her.
The kimbell version one of many variations on a famous hellenistic original embodies the qualities of beauty and voluptuous sensuality that characterize the goddess of love.
Venus crouches with her right knee close to the ground turns her head to the right.
This week s sculpture from hadrian s villa is a marble statue of venus the goddess of love crouching at her bath.
In this small scale statue a complex crouching pose has been compressed into a two dimensional composition.
It depicts aphrodite as bathing crouching with her right knee close to the ground.
This crouching aphrodite marble statue is a roman variant of the 2nd century ce after a hellenistic type.
The theme of aphrodite crouching in her bath also enjoyed great popularity and was the subject of numerous sculptures known from ancient authors and roman copies.
This crouching aphrodite marble statue is a roman variant of the 2nd century ce after a hellenistic type.
Marble statue of a crouching aphrodite 1st or 2nd century a d.
Lely venus crouching aphrodite the lely venus is a marble copy of an original greek sculpture of aphrodite surprised at her bath and is today called the crouching venus type and this copy dates to about 100 ad.
It is one of the first life sized representations of the nude female form in greek history displaying an alternative idea to male heroic nudity praxiteles aphrodite is shown nude reaching for a bath towel while covering her pubis which in.
Venus crouches with her right knee close to the ground turns her head to the.
As with many.
It is a decorative work based on a famous large fully three dimensional statue of aphrodite.