Item ID :
0006
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Description: :
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, By Antonio Canova, 1770 - 1822 A.D.
They
are the beautiful sister Goddesses who attended Aphrodity, the Goddess
of love and were personifications of grace and beauty. They spread the
joy of nature and lived on Olimpus. Their names, number and parentage
vary, but they are generally said to be three sisters named Euphrosyne,
who represented jollity, Thalia identified with abundance, and Aglaea,
a representation of splendor. They are daughters of Zeus and Eurynome
or Hera. They influenced artists throughout the ages. They were
depicted in sculpture and vase paintings by the ancient Greeks, in
Roman wall paintings at Pompeii, in Botticelli's allegorical painting
known as Springtime, and in this statue which Canova carved in marble.
In art they are frequently represented as naked girls with their hands
on each other's shoulders, the two outer figures looking one way and
the middle one looking the other.
Size: 11"H (27 cm)
Item Type: statue
Material: bonded stone
Weight (lbs): 7
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Rating :
All Ages
Tags :
Grace,Three Graces,Neo,Classical,Art,Statue,Goddess
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