Aphrodite

Description This semi-draped rendering of Aphrodite was once painted and may have been made for a domestic or garden setting. The elongated proportions, narrow torso, and high, close-set breasts are typical of the Hellenistic decorative statuary of the island of Rhodes.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
2/28/1984	Loan Consideration	examined for loan
6/20/1988	Treatment	cleaned; loss compensation

Exhibitions

• Savings Bank of Baltimore Special Display. The Savings Bank of Baltimore, Baltimore. 1984.
• From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988-1989.

Provenance American Art Association sale, Kouchakji Freres, 1928, lot 346; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1928, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N2360]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928