Stylistic differences The Three Graces In Greek mythology, the three goddesses of joy, charm, and beauty. The daughters of the god Zeus and the nymph Eurynome, they were named Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer). The Graces presided over banquets, dances, and all other pleasurable social events, and brought joy and goodwill to both gods and mortals.
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Stylistic differencesThe Three Graces
In Greek mythology, the three goddesses of joy, charm, and
beauty. The daughters of the god Zeus and the nymph
Eurynome, they were named Aglaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne
(Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer). The Graces presided over
banquets, dances, and all other pleasurable social events,
and brought joy and goodwill to both gods and mortals.
HELLENISTIC (323-146 BC) SCULPTURE
A Hellenistic Relief (1st century (323-146 B.C) – The Louvre, Paris)
Roman Mirror With Representation of the Three Graces, 150-31 B.C.
Wall Frieze, Pompeii, circa 60 AD
House of Titus Dentatus Panthera in Pompeii
Roman Mosaic, 1st century A.D. Sabrata, the house behind the Temple of Antoniniano, Libya
Proscenium façade of the theater at Sabrata, Libya, 180 A.D.
Sandro Botticelli, c. 1482
Raphael, 1504 (Musee Conde, Chantilly)
LUCAS THE ELDER CRANACH1535
Hans Baldung Grien,1539
Madrid,Museo del Prado,
Spain
Peter Paul Rubens, 1639 (Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain)