| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
223 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Note |
Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oct. 26, 2011-Feb. 20, 2012, J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, Mar. 28-July 9, 212, and San Antonio Museum of Art, Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 17, 2013. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-214) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Aphrodite's ancestors -- Greek cults of Aphrodite -- The paradox of Aphrodite: a philandering goddess of marriage -- Eros, child of Aphrodite -- The female nude in Classical art: between voyeurism and power. |
| Subject |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston -- Exhibitions.
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Aphrodite (Greek deity) -- Art -- Exhibitions.
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Aphrodite (Greek deity) -- Cult -- Exhibitions.
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Art, Classical -- Themes, motives -- Exhibitions.
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Mythology, Classical, in art -- Exhibitions.
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Nude in art -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Kondoleon, Christine.
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Segal, Phoebe C.
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Karageorghis, Jacqueline.
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| ISBN |
9780878467563 (hardcover) |
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0878467564 (hardcover) |
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9780878467570 (softcover) |
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0878467572 (softcover) |
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