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title: Borghese Dancers
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10521/borghese-dancers/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Borghese Dancers

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Borghese Dancers](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10521.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10521.jpg)

## Image Caption

Marble relief depicting the [Hours](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horae/), the goddesses of time in [Greek Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Mythology/), accompanied by the [Graces](https://www.worldhistory.org/Graces/). The work is typical of Neo-Attic workshops which produced [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/)-style sculptures for [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) clients. The relief is named after the Villa Borghese, where it was placed above the door of the grand gallery. [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), 2nd century CE. Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), France (Ma 1612).

#### Editorial Review

This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/).

## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2019, May 10). Borghese Dancers. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10521/borghese-dancers/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Borghese Dancers." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 10, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10521/borghese-dancers/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Borghese Dancers." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10521/borghese-dancers/>.

## License & Copyright

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