Eros of Centocelle
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Eros of Centocelle
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Published 2019-05-01T11:29:25+00:00
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The Eros of Centocelle is a statuary type representing to Greek god Eros (Cupid/Love). Long associated with the sculptor Praxiteles, it is today considered a staple of Hellenistic or Roman composition. Praxiteles made a large bronze sculpture known as the Eros of Thespiae, which Pliny says was in Rome by the time he was writing, the first century AD, and since when it has disppeared. It was no doubt during its time in Rome that it inspired several Roman copies, of which this is one example.
Eros was the child of Aphrodite, and is often shown as a winged youth of later, a small child.
Technical Information
| Date published | 01/05/2019 |
| Complexity | Medium |
More Information
| Title | Eros of Centocelle |
| Date | Late 2nd Century AD Copy |
| Period | Hellenistic |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Copy of a Greek original of the 4th Century BC, attributed to Praxiteles |
| Artist | Attributed to Praxiteles |
| Place | Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli |
Object Parts
6 cm Έρως τέλειο για αυτήν την ημέρα... Ημέρα του Αγίου Βαλεντίνου Εσείς γνωρίζετε ποιος ήταν ο θεός Έρως στην ελληνική μυθολογία; Ήταν ο φτερωτός θεός του έρωτα, εξού και η λέξη «Έρως»