• Limestone Statue of Aphrodite Holding Winged Eros

     

    Essays3 Art

Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Limestone Statue of Aphrodite Holding Winged Eros', 1.
  • Essays 'Limestone Statue of Aphrodite Holding Winged Eros', 2.
  • Essays 'Limestone Statue of Aphrodite Holding Winged Eros', 3.
Extract

This sculpture is made out of limestone. The statue stands at about forty-nine and three-fourths inches tall, which is a little over four feet tall. Aphrodite has an oval face. Also, Aphrodite is wearing a lot of drapery that covers her entire body and goes over her shoulders, which makes her look modest. Aphrodite is also wearing a long hat, or what it appears to look like a round crown, which is decorated with a flowery-patterned design, that goes from her head down to her shoulders. It also shows from the sculpture, that Aphrodite has long curls of her hair falling over her shoulders. I…

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