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Español: Las Tres Gracias
Photo notes:
Creator/Artist |
Name |
Canova, Antonio |
Date of birth/death |
1757-11-01 |
1822-10-13 |
Location of birth/death |
Possagno (near Bassano) |
Venezia |
Work location |
Roma |
Title: The Three Graces
Location: Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Notes: From the youngest to oldest they were: Agleaea ("Beauty"), Euphrosyne ("Good Cheer", and Thalia ("Festivities"). Also known as the Charites (Greek Mythology name) or Gratiae by the Romans. They appear in many works of art, such as Boticelli's Primavera at the Uffizi gallery.
Photographer: Mak Thorpe, taken 1999.
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