Praxiteles: The Kauffmann Head, Head of Aphrodite, copy of the Aphrodite of Cnidus by Praxiteles (fl.375-40 BC)

Christine Mitchell Havelock's book takes a much- needed new look at some of the most famous icons of Western art: the nude statues that the Greeks produced to represent Aphrodite. The Aphrodite of Knidos, by master sculptor Praxiteles, is the leading example of this form. Other statues include the Capitoline ...more