Kallipygos: The nude female behind in Classical Greek and Hellenistic sculpture

“ήν καλλιπύγων ζεύγος εν Συρακούσαις” Ήταν στις Συρακούσες ένα ζευγάρι κοπελιές μ’ ωραία πισινά” “There was in Syracuse a pair

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The Crouching Venus at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London

Some time ago I wrote about “A crouching Aphrodite in London“, a sculpure I saw at the British Museum. It

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A crouching Aphrodite in London

I was in London for a few days and had the opportunity to visit the British Museum. This post is

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The 20th century Venus of Urbino – Monica Bellucci

I know, I know, it was supposed to be only a three part sequence, but life is unpredictable, and Monica

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