Praxiteles
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Aphrodite of Cnidus, A sculpture of Aphrodite of Cnidus.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0126; Public Notes:
Aphrodite of Cnidus, A sculpture of the Aphrodite of Cnidus.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0125; Public Notes:
Apollo Sauroctonos, A Roman copy of Piraxitele's original statue, Apollo Sauroctonos; it depicts a young male about to catch a lizard., ca. 1-2 AD
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0035; Public Notes:
Capitoline Venus, A sculpture of the Capitoline Venus, which is one of the examples of a "modest Venus." The work is derivative of the Aphrodite of Cnidus, but is most likely a Roman copy of the Greek sculptor Praxitele's original.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0122; Public Notes:
Resting Satyr, A statue of the faun of Praxiteles, or resting satyr.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0040; Public Notes:
Resting Satyr, A statue of the faun of Praxiteles, otherwise known as The Resting Satyr.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0041; Public Notes:
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