2nd-century sculpture and head of Aphrodite at the Galleria d’Italia in Naples

“Aphrodite” – Archaeological Museum at the Galleria d’Italia in Naples, Italy

Sculpture – Pentelic marble – 2nd century

The perfection of the lines of this figure is a hymn to the feminine beauty of the goddess of love, born from the sea foam.

Her knees, still embedded in the marble, evoke her emergence from the water as she walks gently towards the shore, whilst preparing to cover her nakedness in a gesture one imagines to be supple and elegant judging by the slight twist of her torso, which highlights the line of her back and the softness of her curves.

The refined style of this sculpture lends it a timeless aesthetic.

Aphrodite

“Head of Aphrodite” – Archaeological Museum at the Galleria d’Italia in Naples, Italy

Sculpture – Greek island marble – 2nd century

This head of Aphrodite depicts the gentle, serene face of a young woman with her hair styled in the Greek fashion, whose slightly parted lips suggest a smile, or a kind word.

Head of Aphrodite