It was Praxitelean draped beauty which appealed to Mrs. Gardner’s tastes and standards in Greek sculpture. The Praxitelean goddess or lady of fashion brought to Boston at the outset of the Edwardian decade suited these aspirations to classical perfection.

Source: Cornelius C. Vermeule (1978), "A Goddess (Persephone)," in Eye of the Beholder, edited by Alan Chong et al. (Boston: ISGM and Beacon Press, 2003): 8.

Purchased in 1901 in Rome, through Richard Norton.