Aphrodite Anadyomene

This is a figurative portrait of Aphrodite (or Venus), the goddess of beauty. The Anadyomene type (from Greek, Venus Rising From the Sea), in which she is posed, is one of the iconic representations of Aphrodite, made famous in a much-admired painting by Apelles, now lost. By her side is a putto standing on a dolphin, further supporting the idea of her having just risen from the sea.本作品为美之女神阿佛洛狄忒（Aphrodite，又名维纳斯Venus）的具象肖像画。她所采用的阿纳狄奥墨涅（Anadyomene）构图（源自希腊语，意为"从海中升起的维纳斯"）是阿佛洛狄忒极具标志性的经典表现形式之一，该构图因古希腊画家阿佩莱斯（Apelles）一幅广受赞誉的佚失画作而闻名天下。她身侧立有一只站在海豚上的普托（putto），进一步佐证了她刚刚从海中升起的场景设定。