About the Artwork
The torso is an impressive example of the respect and enthusiasm the ancient Greeks felt for renowned works of art by famous Greek artists of an earlier time. This Aphrodite is an adaption based on a statue by fourth century BCE artist Praxiteles. This revered sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite was created for her temple at Knidos, on the Aegean coast of modern Turkey.
Torso of Aphrodite
1st century BCE
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Greek
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Marble
Overall: 26 3/4 × 16 × 10 1/2 inches (67.9 × 40.6 × 26.7 cm) Including base (including rod): 36 1/4 × 16 × 10 1/2 inches (92.1 × 40.6 × 26.7 cm)
Sculpture
Greco-Roman and Ancient European
Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund
24.4
Public Domain
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Provenance
Count Estourmal, Chateau Oygalades.(M. Bing);
1925-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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P[oland], R[eginald]. "Significant Greek Torso Acquired," Bulletin of the DIA 5, no. 8 (May 1924): 58–60 (ill.).
Burroughs, Clyde H. "Founders Society Buys Greek Sculpture," Bulletin of the DIA 6, no. 6 (March 1925): 60-61, p. 61 (ill.).
Richter, Gisela. "Greek Art in Detroit," Art in America, vol. 15 (1926): p.29, (fig. 5,6).
The Human Image. Exh. cat., The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston. October 9-November 23, 1958, cat. no. 5.
"Family Art Game: Curators' Choice," The Detroit Free Press, May 1, 1988, p. 37 (ill.). [DIA Advertising Supplement]
Henshaw, Julia, ed. A Visitor's Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1995, p. 111 (ill.).
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Greek, Torso of Aphrodite, 1st century BCE, marble. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund, 24.4.
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