The Aphrodite of Cnidus was one of the most famous works of the ancient Greek ” sculptor Praxiteles of Athens (4th century BC). It and its copies are often referred to as the Venus Pudica (“modest Venus”) type, on account of her covering her naked vulva with her right hand. The statue became famous for its beauty, meant to be appreciated from every angle, and for being the first life-size representation of the nude female form. It depicted the goddess Aphrodite as she prepared for the ritual bath that restored her purity (not virginity), discarding her drapery in her left hand, while modestly shielding herself with her right hand.

The Aphrodite of Cnidus was one of the most famous works of the ancient Greek ” sculptor Praxiteles of Athens (4th century BC). It and its copies are often referred to as the Venus Pudica (“modest Venus”) type, on account of her covering her naked vulva with her right hand.

The statue became famous for its beauty, meant to be appreciated from every angle, and for being the first life-size representation of the nude female form. It depicted the goddess Aphrodite as she prepared for the ritual bath that restored her purity (not virginity), discarding her drapery in her left hand, while modestly shielding herself with her right hand.

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  • February 14
  • , 2012
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