Relief of the Graces

Creator

• Attic workshop

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

circa 510 BCE

Abstract

Total from the front

Keywords

Greek Archaic period, Sculpture (Visual works), Reliefs (Sculptures), Parian marble

Alt Text

A marble relief sculpture depicting four figures, three of which are women holding hands and one smaller figure on the right side. The figures are adorned with intricate details and draped garments.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Greece; Athens (Greece); Acropolis (Athens, Greece)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

This relief was pieced together with two fragments, one located on the Parthenon's southwest corner, the other in 1889 near the Propylaea. Three women and a young boy are shown holding hands and dancing to music played by a man at the head of the procession holding a double flute. The women each have a different hairstyle and a stephane (headband), and are adorned in chitons. The first woman holds a fruit. The surfaces around the clothing are flattened, indicating they were once wearing himations over their dresses that would have been rendered in paint. Scholars suggest these are the three Graces, with the flute player being Hermes, who was often worshipped with them. The Graces were highly revered on the Acropolis, particularly near the Propylaea. The presence of the small boy leads some to the assumption that the figures are Hermes and the three daughters of king Kekrop with their younger brother. This object is currently housed in the Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece.

Identifier

A01-JGC0417

Recommended Citation

Attic workshop, "Relief of the Graces" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 444.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/444