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Stylistic differences The Three Graces In Greek mythology, the three goddesses of joy, charm, and beauty. The daughters of the god Zeus and the nymph Eurynome, they were named Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer). The Graces presided over banquets, dances, and all other pleasurable social events, and brought joy and goodwill to both gods and mortals.

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Stylistic differencesThe Three Graces

In Greek mythology, the three goddesses of joy, charm, and

beauty. The daughters of the god Zeus and the nymph

Eurynome, they were named Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne

(Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer). The Graces presided over

banquets, dances, and all other pleasurable social events,

and brought joy and goodwill to both gods and mortals.

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HELLENISTIC (323-146 BC) SCULPTURE

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A Hellenistic Relief (1st century (323-146 B.C) – The Louvre, Paris)

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Roman Mirror With Representation of the Three Graces, 150-31 B.C.

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Wall Frieze, Pompeii, circa 60 AD

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House of Titus Dentatus Panthera in Pompeii

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Roman Mosaic, 1st century A.D. Sabrata, the house behind the Temple of Antoniniano, Libya

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Proscenium façade of the theater at Sabrata, Libya, 180 A.D.

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Sandro Botticelli, c. 1482

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Raphael, 1504 (Musee Conde, Chantilly)

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LUCAS THE ELDER CRANACH1535

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Hans Baldung Grien,1539

Madrid,Museo del Prado,

Spain

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Peter Paul Rubens, 1639 (Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain)

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Bertel Thorvaldsen 1817-1818Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

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Antonio Canova 1814-1817

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ANTONIO CANOVA, 1799Canova Museum, Possagna

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Edward Coley Burne-Jones -- (1833-1898) Pre-Raphaelite c. 1890-1896

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Pablo Picasso, 1925

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Antony Armstrong

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Gerry Baptist

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Gerard Perales

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Contemporary African Painting

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Marso

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Hong Zhang

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