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Aphrodite of Knidos
Aphrodite of Knidos
Classical Greek · Praxiteles · c. 360 BCE
The first free-standing nude female figure in Greek sculpture — scandalous enough that men climbed her sanctuary walls at night. Only copies survive.
Hermes of Praxiteles
Hermes of Praxiteles
Classical Greek · c. 340 BCE · Olympia
Hermes leans against a tree holding the infant Dionysus, swinging a bunch of grapes just out of reach. Found in 1877 in the ruins of the Temple of Hera — one of the rare original Greek marbles from a named master.