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Venus Anadyomene
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Venus Anadyomene is one of the iconic representations of the goddess Venus, made famous in a much-admired painting by Apelles, now lost, but described in Pliny's Natural History, with the anecdote tha
A bronze statue of Venus Anadyomene made in the 1st or 2nd century. Venus is shown wringing out her hair. The statue was discovered in Kortrijk and is now in the collection of the Musée royal de Mariemont.
A bronze statue of Venus Anadyomene made in the 1st or 2nd century. Venus is shown wringing out her hair. The statue was discovered in Kortrijk and is
A mural of Venus Anadyomene, with the goddess wringing her hair, from the Casa del Principe di Napoli in Pompeii
A mural of Venus Anadyomene, with the goddess wringing her hair, from the Casa del Principe di Napoli in Pompeii
Venus rising from the sea, a wall painting from Pompeii
Venus rising from the sea, a wall painting from Pompeii
Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi Gallery, Florence 1484–1486
Sandro Botticelli, Uffizi Gallery, Florence 1484–1486
Campaspe
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Campaspe, or Pancaste, was a supposed mistress of Alexander the Great and a prominent citizen of Larissa in Thessaly. However, no Campaspe appears in the five major sources for the life of Alexander a
Venus Anadyomene
…famous in a much-admired painting by Apelles, now lost, but described in Pliny's Natural History, with the anecdote that the great Apelles employed Campaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great, for his model. According to Athenaeus, the idea of Aphrodite rising from the sea was inspired by the courtesan…
Campaspe Taking off Her Clothes in Front of Apelles by Order of Alexander, c. 1883 by Auguste Ottin (1811–1890). North façade of the Cour Carrée in th
Campaspe Taking off Her Clothes in Front of Apelles by Order of Alexander, c. 1883 by Auguste Ottin (1811–1890). North façade of the Cour Carrée in the Louvre, Paris
Alexander the Great Offering His Concubine Campaspe to the Painter Apelles by Gaetano Gandolfi, c. 1793–97
Alexander the Great Offering His Concubine Campaspe to the Painter Apelles by Gaetano Gandolfi, c. 1793–97
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740
Apelles in Love with Alexander's Mistress by Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, 1772
Apelles in Love with Alexander's Mistress by Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, 1772