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Mural of Cleopatra and Caesarion as Venus and Cupid
Image by Unknown Artist

Mural of Cleopatra and Caesarion as Venus and Cupid

This mid-1st Century BCE mural portrays a statue of Venus and the infant Cupid in the Temple of Venus Genitrix, Rome. The statue has been identified as the infamous gilded statue of Cleopatra VII as Venus that Julius Caesar unveiled during...
Lely's Venus
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Lely's Venus

Here the goddess Aphrodite/Venus is surprised as she bathes, her water jar resting under her left thigh. She crouches naked and attempts to cover herself with her arms and expressive hands. Her beautiful head, with its top-knot hair style...
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and built in the 6th century BCE. Such was its tremendous size, double the dimensions of other Greek temples including the Parthenon, that it...
Konarak Sun Temple
Definition by Dr Avantika Lal

Konarak Sun Temple

The Konark or Konarak Sun temple is dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya, and, conceived as a giant stone chariot with 12 wheels, it is the most famous of the few sun temples built in India. It is located about 35 km northeast of the city...
The Venus of Willendorf
Image by Oke

The Venus of Willendorf

The Venus of Willendorf is a limestone statuette likely carved between 24,000 and 22,000 years ago, in the Upper Paleolithic, making it one of the oldest pieces of art in the world. The faceless, voluptuous, female figure is considered typical...
The Birth of Venus by Bouguereau
Image by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

The Birth of Venus by Bouguereau

The Birth of Venus (1879 CE) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905 CE). Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Venus of Arles
Image by Carole Raddato

Venus of Arles

The Venus of Arles, discovered in several pieces in the Roman theatre at Arles (France). The statue dates to the end of the 1st century BCE. It is on display at the Louvre, Paris.
Venus and Adonis by Titian
Image by Museo Nacional del Prado

Venus and Adonis by Titian

The Venus and Adonis painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian (c. 1487-1576 CE). c. 1554 CE. (Prado Museum, Madrid)
Triumph of Venus Mosaic
Image by Carole Raddato

Triumph of Venus Mosaic

The Triumph of Venus mosaic was found at Khenchela (ancient Mascula, a Roman colony in Numidia) in Algeria. Venus is supported by two marine centaurs. Below are a hippocamp, a marine bull, and a fishing scene in which a fisherman lies on...
The Temple of Apollo at Didyma
Article by Daniel

The Temple of Apollo at Didyma

Located about 11 miles south of the ancient port city of Miletus on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, the Temple of Apollo at Didyma or Didymaion was the fourth largest temple in the ancient Greek world. The temple's oracle, second...
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