Copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos
Most Hellenistic representations of Aphrodite were inspired by the Aphrodite of Cnidus, a statue made by Praxiteles in about 364 BC, of which this is a copy. The original was made for the island of Cos, which had commissioned the artist for a statue of the goddess. Because the...
Images (8)
Sculpture
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id
9660
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contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Mrs. Wood, Brooklyn, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
8
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| source |
source
import
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| style |
style
Hellenistic
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Source image fields (5)
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_23.98_Fnt_TR_T88II.jpg |
| imageCount | 8 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/23.98 |