New Statue of Artemis
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New Statue of Artemis
Does this statue do Artemis justice in your view?
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AgathonZante- God Member
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Re: New Statue of Artemis
Hello AgathonZante,
I do like the little dog and also the lovely face of "Artemis", the slender moving is quite fitting, but I absolutely do not like that the breasts are shown. It makes the statue more a hunting Aphrodite whom Aineias met at the shore of Carthago. So if the breasts would be more covered, than I could believe she is a Diana/Artemis, but this way she looks more like Aphrodite/Venus or a wood nymph or an Amazon warrior woman to me.
Greetings,
Iwan-Durak
I do like the little dog and also the lovely face of "Artemis", the slender moving is quite fitting, but I absolutely do not like that the breasts are shown. It makes the statue more a hunting Aphrodite whom Aineias met at the shore of Carthago. So if the breasts would be more covered, than I could believe she is a Diana/Artemis, but this way she looks more like Aphrodite/Venus or a wood nymph or an Amazon warrior woman to me.
Greetings,
Iwan-Durak
Iwan-Durak- Newbie
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Re: New Statue of Artemis
Iwan-Durak wrote:Hello AgathonZante,
I do like the little dog and also the lovely face of "Artemis", the slender moving is quite fitting, but I absolutely do not like that the breasts are shown. It makes the statue more a hunting Aphrodite whom Aineias met at the shore of Carthago. So if the breasts would be more covered, than I could believe she is a Diana/Artemis, but this way she looks more like Aphrodite/Venus or a wood nymph or an Amazon warrior woman to me.
Greetings,
Iwan-Durak
I think it is a lovely statue – although Iwan-Durak is correct in some sense, one also should keep in mind that the sculpture is probably 18th/19th century in inspiration/style, so the artist was probably more interested in depicting natural human form than with proper depiction of the goddess.
Re: New Statue of Artemis
I don't think that being naked or exposed has to be sexual in nature. There are ancient depictions of Artemis with many breasts exposed.
AgathonZante- God Member
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Re: New Statue of Artemis
You talking about the Ephesian Xoanon ? I thpught it was not sure what the "breasts" are?
I did not want to insult you. I do think that this statue is very beautifull, she has a lovely face and the little dog reminds me of my own dogs in the past.
The following might sound to spiritual or romantical, but for me, the Goddess Ἄρτεμις / Diana incorporates that virgin status of a own daughter or sister or even a mother (through a mother cannot be a virgin, but your own mother will never be an object of lust to you (and if she does, then you should worry about you)). So for that reason I think the climps of Diana's breasts in this statue are just a little inappropriate.
Nudity is indeed not always a sign of sexuality. Nymphs, (water) nymphs in particular, can often be showed nude, even if they are virgins, but their nudity has another meaning for me: they are creatures of natures, their nudity is more a sign of innocence to me instead of lust. ... Writing this, I think this could also be true for Goddess Diana / Ἄρτεμις.
Well, long story short: because of the myth of Actaeon I just do feel some "holy fear" to see Goddess Ἄρτεμις / Diana naked... I'm afraid I'm a highly superstitional fellow...
Kindest regards,
Iwan-Durak
I did not want to insult you. I do think that this statue is very beautifull, she has a lovely face and the little dog reminds me of my own dogs in the past.
The following might sound to spiritual or romantical, but for me, the Goddess Ἄρτεμις / Diana incorporates that virgin status of a own daughter or sister or even a mother (through a mother cannot be a virgin, but your own mother will never be an object of lust to you (and if she does, then you should worry about you)). So for that reason I think the climps of Diana's breasts in this statue are just a little inappropriate.
Nudity is indeed not always a sign of sexuality. Nymphs, (water) nymphs in particular, can often be showed nude, even if they are virgins, but their nudity has another meaning for me: they are creatures of natures, their nudity is more a sign of innocence to me instead of lust. ... Writing this, I think this could also be true for Goddess Diana / Ἄρτεμις.
Well, long story short: because of the myth of Actaeon I just do feel some "holy fear" to see Goddess Ἄρτεμις / Diana naked... I'm afraid I'm a highly superstitional fellow...
Kindest regards,
Iwan-Durak
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