History Art / AphroditeOfMenophantos

The ''Aphrodite of Menophantos'' is a Roman marble [[{{sculptures}} statue]] of the goddess Venus. It bears the signature of Creator/{{Menophantos}}, ("ἀπὸ τῆc / ἐν Τρῳάδι / Ἀφροδίτηc / Μηνόφαντοc / ἐποίε") a Greek sculptor, apparently of the 1st century BCE, of whom nothing more is known.

* KarmicMisfire: {{Implied}} and {{defied}}. Part of the reason why Aphrodite is rushing to cover herself up is that she a human has stumbled upon her while she was taking a bath. Mortals receive nasty divine punishments for seeing a naked goddess, even if it's by accident, so she's trying to prevent that.

* KarmicMisfire: {{Implied}}. Part of the reason why Aphrodite is rushing to cover herself up is that she a human has stumbled upon her while she was taking a bath. Mortals receive nasty divine punishments for seeing a naked goddess, even if it's by accident, so she's trying to prevent that.

* ContrappostoPose: She very visibly favors her left leg over her right, as if she were about to step forward but hesitated, or is just in mid-motion.

* ArtImitatesArt: She's modeled after the "Venus Pudica", an AdaptationalModesty take on Aphrodite. More specifically, it's a replica of the Greek ''Art/CapitolineVenus'' in both the positioning of her hand and the fact Aphrodite is fresh off a bath.
* ContrappostoPose: She very visibly favors her left leg over her right.
* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Aphrodite is completely naked, struggling to cover herself up with her hand and a sheet.
* LoveGoddess: It is a portrayal of Venus, the Roman Goddess of Love.

* ArtImitatesArt: She's modeled after the "Venus Pudica", an AdaptationalModesty take on Aphrodite. More specifically, it's a replica of the Greek Art/{{CapitolineVenus}} in both the positioning of her hand and the fact Aphrodite is fresh off a bath.

!!''Aphrodite of Menophantos'' provides examples of:
* ArtImitatesArt: Its design takes the form of "Venus Pudica", based on another statue, the Capitoline Venus.

It was found at the Camaldolese monastery of San Gregorio al Celio in Rome, and is now in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. Not to be confused with the Art/VenusDeMilo

* AdaptationalModesty: Aphrodite was famous for her promiscuity, so for her to be portrayed with any sense of physical modesty can count toward this. This could be a downplayed example, as scholars believe that she is not trying to cover herself and more like she is being depicted in motion, her expression contemplative and her hands positioned in a show of modesty being a complete coincidence. Other scholars like Gerhart Rodenwaldt argue that she is trying to conceal her nakedness because men who have seen a goddess naked have been inflicted with KarmicMisfire in the past, like with what happened to Actaeon and Teiresias when they found Artemis and Athena bathing respectively.

* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Aphrodite is completely naked, struggling to cover herself up with her hand a sheet.
* LoveGoddess: It is a portrayal of Venus, Roman Goddess of Love.

The ''Aphrodite of Menophantos'' is a Roman marble statue of the goddess Venus. It bears the signature of Menophantos, ("ἀπὸ τῆc / ἐν Τρῳάδι / Ἀφροδίτηc / Μηνόφαντοc / ἐποίε") a Greek sculptor, apparently of the 1st century BCE, of whom nothing more is known.

The ''Aphrodite of Menophantos'' is a Roman marble statue of the goddess Venus. Its design takes the form of "Venus Pudica", based on another statue, the Capitoline Venus. It bears the signature of Menophantos, ("ἀπὸ τῆc / ἐν Τρῳάδι / Ἀφροδίτηc / Μηνόφαντοc / ἐποίε") a Greek sculptor, apparently of the 1st century BCE, of whom nothing more is known.