Aphrodite and the gods of love
By: edited by Christine Kondoleon with Phoebe C. Segal ; with contributions by Jacqueline Karageorghis ... [et al.].
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: MFA Publications; available through D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780878467563; 9780878467570
Subjects: Nude in art; Art; Exhibitions; Aphrodite (Greek deity); Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Cult; Classical Art; Mythology, Classical, in art; Themes, motives
Notes: Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oct. 26, 2011-Feb. 20, 2012, J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, Mar. 28-July 9, 212, and San Antonio Museum of Art, Sept. 15, 2012-Feb. 17, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-[214]) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Aphrodite's ancestors; title: Greek cults of Aphrodite; title: The paradox of Aphrodite: a philandering goddess of marriage; title: Eros, child of Aphrodite; title: The female nude in Classical art: between voyeurism and power.