Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

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AMICA ID:

AIC_.1981.11

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AIC_.1981.11

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Praxiteles

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Praxiteles

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Mediterranean

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European; Southern European; Mediterranean

Creator Nationality

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Creator Dates/Places:

Greek; fl. c.370-c.330 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient

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Greek; fl. c.370-c.330 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient

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Creator Name-CRT:

Praxiteles

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Praxiteles

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false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Roman

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European; Southern European; Roman

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Artist (copy)

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Artist (copy)

Creator Role

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Creator Dates/Places:

Roman Republic and Empire

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Roman Republic and Empire

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

Roman

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Roman

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos

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Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos

Title

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Title Type:

preferred

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preferred

Title Type

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View:

front view

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front view

View

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Creation Date:

Imperial Period, 2nd century A.D.

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Imperial Period, 2nd century A.D.

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

101

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101

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

200

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200

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Marble

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Marble

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Subject Description:

This statue is a copy of the first full-scale female nude statue in Greek art carved by Praxiteles for the city of Knidos in the mid-fourth century B.C. Headless and missing parts of both arms, as well as the water jar at her feet, the goddess Aphrodite is shown at her bath. The Greek goddess was adopted into the Roman pantheon where she was called Venus.

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This statue is a copy of the first full-scale female nude statue in Greek art carved by Praxiteles for the city of Knidos in the mid-fourth century B.C. Headless and missing parts of both arms, as well as the water jar at her feet, the goddess Aphrodite is shown at her bath. The Greek goddess was adopted into the Roman pantheon where she was called Venus.

Subject Description

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Creation Place:

Early Western World,Roman Republic and Empire

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Early Western World,Roman Republic and Empire

Creation Place

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Dimensions:

H.: 168 cm (66-1/8 in.); Width at breast: 57.2 cm (22-1/2 in.); Width at hips: 43.2 cm (17 in.); Width at base: 47 cm (18-1/2 in.); Depth of body: 42 cm (16-1/2 in.); Depth of base: 33 cm (13 in.)

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H.: 168 cm (66-1/8 in.); Width at breast: 57.2 cm (22-1/2 in.); Width at hips: 43.2 cm (17 in.); Width at base: 47 cm (18-1/2 in.); Depth of body: 42 cm (16-1/2 in.); Depth of base: 33 cm (13 in.)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Art Institute of Chicago

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1981.11

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1981.11

ID Number

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Credit Line:

The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler, Harold L. Stuart, and Wirt D. Walker endowments

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The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler, Harold L. Stuart, and Wirt D. Walker endowments

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html

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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>

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Context:

Roman copy of the fourth-century B.C. Greek original by Praxiteles. The original Knidian Aphrodite was made at the end of Athens' great classical period just before Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great incorporated the Greek world intotheir world empire. This copy of the original was made during the next great empire, probably in the Hadrianic period of the Roman empire (early 2nd century A.D.) when a philhellene emperor ruled. The Romans who were brilliant providers of public works like water supplies and roads, and efficient government administrators as well as formidable soldiers, turned to Greece for their artistic inspiration.

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Roman copy of the fourth-century B.C. Greek original by Praxiteles. The original Knidian Aphrodite was made at the end of Athens' great classical period just before Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great incorporated the Greek world intotheir world empire. This copy of the original was made during the next great empire, probably in the Hadrianic period of the Roman empire (early 2nd century A.D.) when a philhellene emperor ruled. The Romans who were brilliant providers of public works like water supplies and roads, and efficient government administrators as well as formidable soldiers, turned to Greece for their artistic inspiration.

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Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos