Aphrodite of Cnidus

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Sculpture
gptkbp:artMovement Classical art
gptkbp:artwork Highly regarded in art history
Contributed to the evolution of sculpture.
Enduring influence on art
Nude female form in sculpture
Polychromy in ancient sculptures
Sculpture in the round
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Worship_of_Aphrodite
Beauty in philosophy
Myths of Aphrodite
Rituals of love and fertility
Aphrodite,_the_goddess
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Praxiteles
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Embodiment of love and desire
Used in literature and art
Love_and_beauty
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol of beauty
Set standards for beauty
gptkbp:depicts Aphrodite
gptkbp:dimensions Approximately 2.1 meters tall
gptkbp:exemplifies Hellenistic_ideals
gptkbp:exhibits Various museums
gptkbp:famousFor Realism in sculpture
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Temple of Aphrodite
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Ancient_Greek_religion
Cultural shift towards realism
gptkbp:historicalImpact Impact on Western art traditions
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneered nude representation
Influenced_Western_art
Rediscovered_in_the_Renaissance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aphrodite of Cnidus
gptkbp:influence Roman_art
gptkbp:influenced Many subsequent sculptors
Platonic ideals of beauty
gptkbp:influencedBy Aesthetic_ideals_in_fashion
Earlier_Greek_sculptures
gptkbp:inspiration Later_Renaissance_artists
gptkbp:localFestival Aphrodisia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cnidus
gptkbp:material Marble
gptkbp:notableEvent Various artistic interpretations
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Venus_de_Milo
Contrapposto stance
Displayed in major art museums
Sensuality
Referenced in poetry and literature
Subsequent artistic movements
gptkbp:reproduction Numerous copies exist
gptkbp:significance First nude statue of a goddess
gptkbp:style Naturalism
Classical Greek
gptkbp:technology Chiaroscuro_effects
gptkbp:yearEstablished 4th century BC