First Advisor
Susanne Tringali
Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art History and University Honors
Department
Art
Subjects
Praxiteles (active 4th century B.C.). Aphrodite of Cnidus, Aphrodite (Greek deity) -- Art, Greek sculpture, Female nude in art, Sex in art
DOI
10.15760/honors.265
Abstract
This paper explores the sexuality and femininity of the fourth century BCE sculpture called the Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles, and how this sculpture broke away from rigid old traditions and started new, positive ones regarding the nude female form.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17315
Recommended Citation
Buell, Krista, "Aphrodite of Knidos, Trendsetter: Depictions of the Female Nude and Sexuality in Ancient Greek Sculpture" (2016). University Honors Theses. Paper 252.
https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.265