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S21.1 THE THREE GRACES

Three Graces | Greco-Roman statue
DETAILS
Museum Collection Musée du Louvre, Paris
Catalogue No. Louvre Ma287
Title Les Trois Grâces
Type Statue
Material Marble
Height 1.19 metres
Context Found in the Villa Cornovaglia in Rome
Original / Copy Roman copy of Greek statue C2nd B.C. Restorations by Nicolas Cordier (1609).
Style Hellenistic
Date C2nd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The three Charites (Graces) dance naked in a circle, each resting a hand on the shoulder of another. Their robes are draped over a pair of vases standing to either side.

ARTICLES

Charites