It is believed to depict aphrodite venus to the romans the greek goddess of love and beauty.
The greatest example of classical grace and beauty marble sculpture.
The piece currently kept in the vatican museum is made of marble and most likely dates from around 120 140ad.
During the 18th and.
It was lost for nearly 1 500 years and was rediscovered during the italian renaissance.
120 how tall was the lighthouse at alexandria one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
Which marble sculpture was considered the greatest example of classical grace beauty for several hundred years until the early 19th century.
Antonio canova s statue the three graces is a neoclassical sculpture in marble of the mythological three charites daughters of zeus identified on some engravings of the statue as from left to right euphrosyne aglaea and thalia who were said to represent youth beauty thalia mirth euphrosyne and elegance aglaea.
The apollo belvedere is a well known piece of classical sculpture but is thought to be a copy of an earlier bronze statue.
The torso depicts an understanding of the body and plasticity of the muscles and skin that allows the statue to come to life.
The graces presided over banquets and gatherings to delight.
The first great exponent of the style in sculpture was an italian antonio canova 1757 1822 born at possagno in the province of treviso but active chiefly at rome.
It is a marble sculpture slightly larger than life size at 203 cm 6 ft 8 in high.
Neoclassical sculpture in italy.
Its arms and original plinth have been lost.