Aphrodite
The Goddess of Appearances
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20043843 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vered Lev Kenaan (0000-0003-3966-8991, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 27-49 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Brill's Companion to Aphrodite (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789047444503_004 |
| OpenAlex | W897034788 |
| ISBN | 9789047444503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The few ancient authorities that mention the unusual appearance of the Aphrodite express their sense of wonder, but do so without any attempt to decipher its enigmatic meaning. Tacitus emphasizes the obscure meaning of this formless object: sed ratio in obscure . In art history, two common modes of representations of Aphrodite in art history include: the dressed and the naked Aphrodite. Consider, for example, the late fourth-century BC Cypriote statue of Aphrodite holding a winged Eros. The figure of the goddess is fully dressed and adorned: she wears a richly decorated diadem with feminine naked figures and vegetal images, a necklace and earrings. The fourth century BC is known for its development of a new formal presentation of the nude goddess associated primarily with the famous statue of Praxiteles, the Knidian Aphrodite. Plato clearly separates Aphrodite's feminine beauty from what he considers to be a higher form of ideal beauty. Keywords: Aphrodite; divine appearance; divine beauty; Plato; statue of Praxiteles; Tacitus
Ancient history · Art · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |