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by Antonio Canova -- Woburn Abbey, Buckinghamshire, England |
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24" H x 13-1/2" W Bonded White Marble As shown in photo. $323 (Less Internet Discount $26) = $297 (freight $26) |
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Bonded White Marble $2,875 (Less Internet Discount $425) = $2,450 (freight $195) |
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| 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 in this 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. It was Aglaia, a representation of splendor, who gave away; Euphrosyne who represented jollity was the sister who received and Thalia, identified with abundance, was she who gave back. |
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