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Date: Friday, April 20, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. followed by a reception outdoors on the Café Terrace
Location: Getty Villa, Auditorium
In the exhibition Aphrodite and the Gods of Love—on view March 28 through July 9, 2012 at the Getty Villa—the display of objects from sites such as Athens, Aphrodisias, Gravisca and Naukratis highlights the variety of ways in which the goddess was worshipped. Archaeological investigations of Aphrodite's sanctuaries, as well as material found in domestic contexts, are critical for furthering our understanding of this complex divinity. Featuring papers that span the Mediterranean, this one-day symposium brings together an international group of scholars in order to shed light on local distinctions and broader commonalities in the conceptualization of this fascinating goddess.
Guest speakers and topics:
- Francesca Boitani, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome
Aphrodite at the Etruscan Emporion of Gravisca - Vasiliki Machaira, Research Center for Antiquity, Academy of Athens, Greece
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love: Sanctuaries, Cult, Iconography (working title) - Sadie Pickup, Christie's Education, London
From Miniature to Mighty: Sculptural Copies of Aphrodite at Delos - Jessica Powers, San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas
Displaying Aphrodite in Pompeii: Images of the Goddess from the Citys Houses - Rebecca Schindler, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
The Archaeology of Aphrodite in the Greek West - Reinhard Senff, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Athens, Greece
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Miletus: An Early Greek Cult Place at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean - Anja Ulbrich, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford
Exploring Cypriot Aphrodite: Her Images and Sanctuaries from the Age of the City-kingdoms to the Early Hellenistic Period - Jenny Wallensten, Swedish Institute at Athens, Greece
In Good Company? Dedications to Aphrodite in Association with Other Gods
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(public lecture)
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Getty Villa, Auditorium
Eros, the son of Aphrodite, was the darling of ancient Greek and Roman artists who expressed the popular fascination of his irresistible power in poetry and art. Christine Kondoleon of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, discusses ancient perceptions of Eros and his role in the realm of human desire, sex, and love.
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