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The Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen
emulated ancient Greeks, believing that they were the only sculptors
who attained a purity of formal beauty without regard to content.
Probably his best known work is the statue of Hebe. Hebe, an
attendant to Venus, was the goddess of beauty in the hierarchy
of the deities of ancient Greece. She served as the cup bearer
for the gods. Her pure beauty and everlasting youth made her
portrayal a splendid choice for the neo-classic theory of art.
Since the prototypes for sculptural reproduction may be made
by different sculptors, there are often differences in the reproduction
of different sizes. The sizes differ slightly. |
