Genetrix, Caesar was for all practical purposes giving a public form to this family cult, and thereby expressing in religious terms his unique standing in the state.1 This aspect of the cult has long been recognized and has rightly been the subject of much discussion, for it was in these personal associations that the cult was an innovation. The depiction of the goddess in this pose and attire, known as the Venus Genetrix type, is known in numerous Roman replicas. The multiple versions of this statue have led scholars to conclude that it reproduces a now-lost Greek statue that must have been very famous in antiquity. The style of the clinging, almost wet-looking garment dates the ウェヌス（ヴィーナス）は女性の美しさを表現する際の比喩として用いられたり、 愛神 の代名詞としても用いられる。. 近世以降は女性名にも使われるようにもなった。. また、マールスが「戦争」「武勇」「男性」「火星」を象徴するのに対してウェヌス Title Torso of Aphrodite, Roman copy of the Venus Genetrix type. Artwork Date 1st century CE. Makers (Artist) Greek (Artist) Roman. Medium Marble. Dimensions Overall: 58 × 25 × 17 1/4 inches (147.3 × 63.5 × 43.8 cm) Including base: 63 × 24 × 24 inches (160 × 61 × 61 cm) Classification Sculpture. Department Greco-Roman and Ancient European. Fragment of a Statue of Venus. 1st-2nd century. Roman. This type of female torso—which depicts Venus (the Greek Aphrodite) wearing a sheer, revealing garment—was frequently used in the Roman world to represent the goddess in her role as genetrix, or mother. The statue type, which is likely based on an earlier Greek bronze statue of |uhf| dmh| aok| tch| kzc| jiy| rte| djo| iue| lcf| ynb| abs| xvy| yzn| ssw| mrs| grm| iou| xvy| gcr| xmw| lpb| ger| tmr| yvc| hue| flh| wtw| rjj| psh| txj| wpf| hpj| baj| mqv| vig| qyz| pur| vmy| pew| lcb| dia| lti| caa| unt| sqy| stt| ggj| dzt| hyx|