Marble Statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix
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Marble Statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix
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Published 2017-05-31T16:58:56+00:00
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This goddess wears a sleeveless, ungirt chiton of thin clinging material that reveals every curve of her body. Her pose—between standing and walking—was developed by the sculptor Polykleitos in the mid-fifth century B.C. She originally lifted one edge of her himation (cloak) with her right hand and probably held an apple in the other.
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Date published | 31/05/2017 |
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Title | Marble Statue of Aphrodite, the so-called Venus Genetrix |
Date | 1st–2nd century A.D. |
Period | Imperial |
Medium | Marble |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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