AN ALABASTER GROUP OF THE THREE GRACES

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)

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AN ALABASTER GROUP OF THE THREE GRACES
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER ANTONIO CANOVA (1757-1822)
On a separate plinth carved in relief with floral swags
20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high, including plinth

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Lot Essay

This is a copy of Antonio Canova's magnum opus The Three Graces which depicts the nymphs Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia - the three daughters of Zeus and the sea nymph Euronyme, as well as the handmaidens of Venus and companions of Apollo. Respectively, they represented elegance, mirth and youth, and beauty or the three phases of love: Beauty, arousing Desire, leading to Fulfilment.

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