Graces Goddesses of charm, beauty, nature Crowned, the three Graces dance 15cm. Full length alabaster statue

Decorative statue

Depicting the Three Graces dancing. The Three Graces Dancing and Aphrodite in front of Ares is a painting of 1797 by the Italian artist Antonio Canova, which is exhibited in the Canova Museum in Possagno, Treviso. In Greek mythology, a Charis or Grace is one of three or more goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility, together known as the or Graces. The usual roster, as given in Hesiod, is Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ("Blooming"). Hesiod states that Aglaea is the youngest of this group and the wife of Hephaestus. The Charites were usually considered the daughters of Zeus and Oceanid Eurynome. Rarely, they were said to be daughters of Dionysus and Coronis or of Helios and the Naiad Aegle. Homer identified them as part of the retinue of Aphrodite. In painting and sculpture, the three Charites or Graces are often depicted naked or almost naked, however, during the Archaic and Classical periods of Greece, they were typically depicted as fully clothed. Antonio Canova 1757- 1822 was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor and painter, famous for his marble sculptures and often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists.

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