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THREE GRACES RELIEF PLAQUE
ITEM NUMBER: TEZHF303
SIZE: 14.5" WIDE X 15" HIGH
FEATURED FINISH: ANTIQUE WHITE
MEDIUM: BONDED STONE
SCULPTOR: ELEGANZA
SAFE FOR OUTDOOR USE?: T
SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEE: $18.95
TIME TO SHIP: MADE TO ORDER - 2-3 WEEKS
PRICE: $ 172.00
A Hellenistic Relief; The Three Graces (1st century B.C.)- The Louvre, Paris.There is a noble sentiment and magnificent rhythm to the design of this relief. It is thoroughly representative of the Greek ideals of classical art. The human figure is presented in a design which brings to the viewer a lofty aesthetic response. The original marble fragment appears to be a relief copy of a three dimensional fee standing Hellenistic work executed in the third century B.C. at Cyrene, in Lybia. Information concerning the Three Graces. The Three Graces - Artists throughout the ages have found The Three Graces an appealing subject. 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 the statue which Canova carved in marble. Their prominence in the world of art is somewhat surprising because their role in mythology was not great. They were the beautiful sister goddesses who attended Venus, the goddess of love. They were an ancient symbol of liberality. I was Agalaia, a representation of splendor, who gave away; Euphrosyne who represented jollity was the sister who received Thalia, identified with abundance, was she who gave back.Bonded stone reproduction made by Eleganza in Illinois.
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