Sleeping Hermaphroditus
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Sleeping Hermaphroditus is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting the intersex figure Hermaphroditus reclining on a mattress, celebrated for its sensual realism and playful reversal of viewer expectations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sleeping Hermaphroditus canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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ancient sculpture ⓘ classical artwork ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
canonical example of Hellenistic erotic sculpture
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frequently discussed in studies of intersex representation in art ⓘ |
| artMovement | Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| collection | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culture |
Hellenistic art
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surface form:
Hellenistic Greek art
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| currentLocation | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| depicts | Hermaphroditus ⓘ |
| function |
decorative sculpture
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display in elite domestic or palace settings ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart | mattress ⓘ |
| hasReproduction |
museum casts and replicas
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numerous Roman copies ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Borghese Sleeping Hermaphroditus
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Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture) ⓘ
surface form:
Louvre Sleeping Hermaphroditus
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| iconography |
partially draped figure
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reclining on a couch or mattress ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek mythology
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Hellenistic interest in eroticism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | child of Hermes and Aphrodite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
playful reversal of viewer expectations
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sensual realism ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
gender and sexuality in antiquity
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viewer engagement and perspective in sculpture ⓘ |
| showsFigurePose | sleeping ⓘ |
| showsFigurePosition | reclining ⓘ |
| subjectGender | intersex ⓘ |
| theme |
ambiguity of gender
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androgyny ⓘ eroticism ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
illusion of a female nude from behind
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realistic anatomy ⓘ soft modeling of flesh ⓘ |
| visualEffect | surprise revelation of male genitals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.