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title: Aphrodite of Knidos with Colours
author: Ruedi Habegger
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9745/aphrodite-of-knidos-with-colours/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Aphrodite of Knidos with Colours
_Authored by Ruedi Habegger_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9745.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [Aphrodite](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/) of Knidos in a reconstruction from plaster casts and “completed” by projected colours suggesting her former polychromy. This famous statue, created by Praxiteles around 340 BCE, was originally set up in the Aphrodite sanctuary in Knidos ([Asia Minor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)). On display as part of the 2018 CE exhibition 'Naked! The Art of Nudity' at the Antikenmuseum, Basel, Switzerland. © Ruedi Habegger, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
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## Cite This Work
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Habegger, R. (2018, December 18). Aphrodite of Knidos with Colours. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
Original image by **Ruedi Habegger**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 December 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.