Circe

Nikos Sofialakis 1970/1970

The Nikos Sofialakis Center of Neoclassical Sculpture
ATHENS, Greece

This relief of the Goddess Circe portrays the famed enchantress of the Odyssey with an elaborate coif that echoes Homer’s description of the “fair-tressed Goddess", or "the Goddess with the braided hair ” (Od. X.135).

Details

Title: Circe
Creator: Nikos Sofialakis
Date: 1970/1970
Location: Athens, Greece
Physical Dimensions: Sculpture
Subject Keywords: Circe, Kirke, Greek goddess, coif, Sofialakis
Type: Relief
Physical Medium: Marble of Mount Penteli
Photo Credits: The Nikos Sofialakis Center of Neoclassical Sculpture
Gallery: The Nikos Sofialakis Center of Neoclassical Sculpture
Exhibitions: Exhibited in 1970 in the Fine Art Festival in Denver, Colorado and at the Athenaeum of the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association in Alexandria, Virginia, as part of Nikos Sofialakis' second exhibition tour of the United States of America.
Dimensions: Wall-hanging

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Explore connections

Nikos Sofialakis Athens Greece Greek mythology Hair Marble Myth Mythology Rock Sculpture

Interested in Visual arts?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

No, thanks

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.

Translate with Google

Google apps

Create a Mobile Website

View Site in Mobile | Classic