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Aphrodite and the gods of love


Contents

Introduction -- Aphrodite's ancestors -- Greek cults of Aphrodite -- The paradox of Aphrodite: a philandering goddess of marriage -- Eros, child of Aphrodite -- The female nude in Classical art: between voyeurism and power.

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    • Boston: MFA Publications
    • New York, N.Y.: available through D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers, c2011

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    • 0878467564
    • 0878467572
    • 9780878467563
    • 9780878467570

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    Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oct. 26, 2011-Feb. 20, 2012, J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, Mar. 28-July 9, 2012, and San Antonio Museum of Art, Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 17, 2013.


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