Who were the Three Graces?
Six Paintings, One Concept
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The Three Graces are also known as Charities and are minor goddesses of Greek mythology. They were known to the Romans as The Gratiae. They are usually depicted dancing.
The Three Graces are daughters of Zeus and Eurynome according to Greek mythology, and they represent in general everything that has to do with kindness, pleasantness, and joy. That is why they usually preside over banquets, dances, celebrations, and artistic events.
Their names are Aglaea (or Aglaia), Euphrosyne, and Thalia. And although their individual qualities are different according to the version (in mythology, there are usually many versions of each story or mythological character), the important thing is that their presence not only provides beauty and joy to men and gods, but also gives them eloquence and wisdom. Therefore, men blessed by The Graces become great artists, orators, and philosophers.
Recommended links:
Botticelli and the Return to Mythology.
Spring (ca. 1482), Sandro Botticelli.
Stories Behind Works of Art: The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli.
The Madonnas of Botticelli and the Differences with those of Raphael.
Timeline: The Four Greatest Painters of the Italian Renaissance.
Characteristic Elements of Renaissance Painting.
Artistic Movements I: from Classical Antiquity to Rococo.
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