The Three Graces
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| - | :''[[The Three Graces]]'' | ||
| - | '''Three Graces''' refers to the '''[[Charites]]''', figures of [[Greek mythology]], [[goddess]]es of [[charm]], [[beauty]], [[nature]], [[human creativity]] and [[fertility]]. In [[Roman mythology]] they were known as the '''Gratiae'''. | ||
| - | ==In art== | ||
| - | On the [[representation]] of the Graces, [[Pausanias]] wrote, | ||
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| - | :"Who it was who first represented the Graces [[Female nudity|naked]], whether in sculpture or in painting, I could not discover. During the earlier period, certainly, sculptors and painters alike represented them draped ... but later artists, I do not know the [[Pretexts for nudity in art|reason]], have changed the way of portraying them. Certainly today sculptors and painters represent Graces naked." | ||
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| - | And Ashbee commented: | ||
| - | :"Let [[the graces]] be [[stark naked]], or vest them only with flowing [[drapery]], and they may be as [[chaste]] as [[Susannah]]. Put them in [[drawers]] or [[tights]] and they become [[prostitute]]s. -- from [[Ashbee]]'s ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Ashbee)|Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'', part three, the review of ''[[The Mysteries of Verbena House]]''." | ||
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| - | In [[Renaissance art]], the Roman statue group of the three graces in the [[Piccolomini]] library in [[Duomo di Siena]] inspired most themes. In [[Northern Renaissance]], [[Hans Baldung Grien]] has a 1540 interpretation and in modern and contemporary art there are [[Jean Arp]] and [[Joel-Peter Witkin]] [http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Joel-Peter+Witkin+three+graces&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi]. | ||
| - | == See also == | ||
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| The term '''The Three Graces''' may refer to: | The term '''The Three Graces''' may refer to: | ||
| * [[Charites]], known in Greek mythology as The Three Graces, goddesses of such things as charm, beauty, and creativity. In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae. | * [[Charites]], known in Greek mythology as The Three Graces, goddesses of such things as charm, beauty, and creativity. In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae. | ||
| * An art topic depicted in dozens of paintings and sculptures, including: | * An art topic depicted in dozens of paintings and sculptures, including: | ||
| - | ** ''The [[Three Graces (Raphael)|Three Graces'' (Raphael)]], a 16th century painting by Raphael | + | **[[The Three Graces in the Louvre]][http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Graces_Louvre_Ma287.jpg] |
| + | ** [[Three Graces (Raphael)|''The Three Graces'' (Raphael)]], a 16th century painting by Raphael | ||
| + | ** [[The Three Graces (Rubens)|''The Three Graces'' (Rubens)]], a 17th century painting by Rubens | ||
| ** [[The Three Graces (sculpture)|''The Three Graces'' (sculpture)]], a 19th century neo-classical sculpture by Antonio Canova | ** [[The Three Graces (sculpture)|''The Three Graces'' (sculpture)]], a 19th century neo-classical sculpture by Antonio Canova | ||
| ** ''The Three Graces'', painting by [[Michael Parkes]] referred to in Dan Brown's 2009 novel ''The Lost Symbol'' | ** ''The Three Graces'', painting by [[Michael Parkes]] referred to in Dan Brown's 2009 novel ''The Lost Symbol'' | ||
| + | ** [[Three Graces (Cranach)|''The Three Graces'' (Cranach)]], a 16th century painting by [[Lucas Cranach the Elder]] | ||
| + | ** [[The Three Graces (d'Antoine)|''The Three Graces'' (d'Antoine)]] ''(Trois Graces)'', an 18th century fountain by Étienne d'Antoine in the [[Place de la Comédie]], [[Montpellier, France]] | ||
| + | ** [[Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces")]], a 20th century sculpture by [[Aristide Maillol]] | ||
| + | ** [[Les Trois Grâces]], a 20th century sculpture by [[Niki de Saint Phalle]] | ||
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| * ''The Three Graces'', 1908 opera which opened at the Chicago Opera House and starred such performers as [[Trixie Friganza]] | * ''The Three Graces'', 1908 opera which opened at the Chicago Opera House and starred such performers as [[Trixie Friganza]] | ||
| * ''The Three Graces'' (''Три грации''), 1988 Russian opera-parody composed by [[Vladimir Tarnopolsky]] | * ''The Three Graces'' (''Три грации''), 1988 Russian opera-parody composed by [[Vladimir Tarnopolsky]] | ||
| - | * The Three Graces, a set of three historical buildings on the waterfront in the UNESCO World Heritage site of [[Pier Head]], Liverpool, England | + | * The Three Graces, a set of three historic buildings on the waterfront in the UNESCO World Heritage site of [[Pier Head]], Liverpool, England |
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| + | == See also == | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| * [[Game of graces]], a girl's game from the 19th century | * [[Game of graces]], a girl's game from the 19th century | ||
| * [[Charis (disambiguation)]] | * [[Charis (disambiguation)]] | ||
| - | *[[Triple Goddess]] | + | |
| - | * [[Pretexts for nudity in art]] | + | |
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The term The Three Graces may refer to:
- Charites, known in Greek mythology as The Three Graces, goddesses of such things as charm, beauty, and creativity. In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae.
- An art topic depicted in dozens of paintings and sculptures, including:
- The Three Graces in the Louvre[1]
- The Three Graces (Raphael), a 16th century painting by Raphael
- The Three Graces (Rubens), a 17th century painting by Rubens
- The Three Graces (sculpture), a 19th century neo-classical sculpture by Antonio Canova
- The Three Graces, painting by Michael Parkes referred to in Dan Brown's 2009 novel The Lost Symbol
- The Three Graces (Cranach), a 16th century painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder
- The Three Graces (d'Antoine) (Trois Graces), an 18th century fountain by Étienne d'Antoine in the Place de la Comédie, Montpellier, France
- Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces"), a 20th century sculpture by Aristide Maillol
- Les Trois Grâces, a 20th century sculpture by Niki de Saint Phalle
- The Three Graces, 1908 opera which opened at the Chicago Opera House and starred such performers as Trixie Friganza
- The Three Graces (Три грации), 1988 Russian opera-parody composed by Vladimir Tarnopolsky
- The Three Graces, a set of three historic buildings on the waterfront in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Pier Head, Liverpool, England
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See also
- Game of graces, a girl's game from the 19th century
- Charis (disambiguation)
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