Afrodite e os Deuses do Amor

Unknown, Head of Aphrodite ('The Bartlett Head'), about 330-300 B.C., Greek, Parian marble, Overall (not including socle): 28.8 x 18.1 x 24.8 cm, Accession No. VEX.2012.1.40, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900.




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Unknown, Statuette of Aphrodite and Eros on a Base, 2nd-1st century B.C., Greek (Hellenistic), Bronze, Object (with base): H: 28.7 cm, Accession No. 57.AB.7, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California.



Normalmente associada à beleza e desejo erótico, Afrodite é uma das mais atraentes e poderosas das antigas divindades gregas. Afrodite e os Deuses do Amor, em exibição no momento apresenta a deusa em seus  múltiplos aspectos, explorando seus precursores no antigo Oriente Próximo, os seus devotos, os seus companheiros e filhos, e culmina com a sua adaptação na religião romana como Vênus.

Typically associated with beauty and erotic desire, Aphrodite is one of the most compelling and powerful of ancient Greek divinities. Aphrodite and the Gods of Love, on view at the presents the goddess in her manifold aspects, exploring her precursors in the ancient Near East, her devotees, her companions and offspring, and culminates with her adaptation in Roman religion as Venus.




Gelon, Ring with Aphrodite taking up arms, late 3rd century B.C., Greek, Gold; garnet, Object: L: 2.9 x W: 2.4 cm, Accession No. VEX.2012.1.126, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912.



"Estamos muito contentes por ter trabalhado em colaboração com nossos colegas no Museu de Belas Artes de Boston para apresentar esta primeira exposição num museu dos   EUA dedicada a Afrodite, que inclui muitas obras importantes das coleções de ambos os museus, bem como de instituições italianas", diz David Bomford, diretor do Museu J. Paul Getty. "Esta exposição é uma oportunidade para uma ampla análise da deusa, um assunto favorito do próprio J. Paul Getty."

“We are thrilled to have worked collaboratively with our colleagues at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to present this first U.S. museum exhibition devoted to Aphrodite, which includes many important works from the collections of both museums as well as from Italian institutions,” says David Bomford, acting director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. “This exhibition is an opportunity for a broader examination of the goddess, a favored subject of J. Paul Getty himself.”




Unknown, Statuette of Eros wearing the lionskin of Herakles, 1st century B.C., Greek (East Greek), Terracotta, Object: H: 40 cm, Accession No. VEX.2012.1.55, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Henry Lillie Pierce Fund.


David Saunders, curador assistente de antiguidades no Museu J. Paul Getty e curador da exposição no Getty acrescenta: "Esta exposição vai além dos preconceitos convencionais de Afrodite como simplesmente a deusa do amor. Ela revela outros aspectos que merecem atenção - seu papel como protetora de algumas cidades, por exemplo, ou seu cuidado com marinheiros e comerciantes.

David Saunders, assistant curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum and curator of the exhibition at the Getty adds, “This exhibition goes beyond the conventional preconceptions of Aphrodite as simply the goddess of love. It reveals other sides of her that deserve attention — her role as a protectress in certain cities, for example, or her care for sailors and merchants.



Unknown, Statuette of Aphrodite emerging from the sea, 1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D., Culture: Greek or Roman (Eastern Mediterranean), Marble probably from the Greek island of Paros, Object: H: 43 x W: 29 cm, Object (old wooden base): H: 18 x W: 11 cm, Object (new wooden base): H: 20.3 x W: 12.7 x D: 20.3 cm, Accession No. VEX.2012.1.32, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Frank B. Bemis Fund.


Além disso, demonstramos que ela não foi sempre benevolente. Há inúmeros casos em que ela e Eros manipulam os desejos dos homens e dos deuses. "

Furthermore, we demonstrate that she was not always benevolent. There are numerous cases in which she and Eros manipulate the desires of both men and gods.”



Unknown, Title/Date: Aphrodite of Capua, about 117-138, Roman, Marble, Object (total): H.: 221 x W.: 109.2 x D.: 53.3 cm, Rectangular base: H.: 9.8 x W.: 95.6 x D. 43.2 cm, Accession No. VEX.2012.1.6, Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei. Image © www.pedicinimages.com.





Painter of the Frankfort Acorn and Phintias and Attributed to the Painter of the Frankfort Acorn and Attributed to Circle of Meidias Painter (Greek (Attic), active 420-390 B.C.), Attic Red-Figure Lekythos, about 420-400 B.C., Greek (Attic), Terracotta, Object: H: 18.4 x Diam.: 6.7 cm, Object (body): Diam.: 10.6 cm, Accession No. 91.AE.10, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California.

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Unknown, Mirror with women bathing before a statue of Aphrodite on a pillar, 110-117, Roman (Eastern Mediterranean ?), Bronze; gilt bronze, reverse silvered, Object: Diam.: 13 cm, Accession No. VEX.2012.1.95, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Museum purchase with funds donated, by Dr. Ernest and Virginia Lewisohn Kahn.












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