Why is Aphrodite not so attractive in paintings/sculptures?

The most famous such representation is Titian's Sacred and Profane Love (1514, now in Rome), a complex painting whose meaning is not fully known. ... read more

Perceptions of beauty change over the centuries, and by current standards Aphrodite is probably seen as a bit plump. In my view (to the tune of) “gimme that old-time religion”: Or maybe Aphrodite She’s beautiful but flighty and doesn’t wear a nighty, now there’s a sight to see. read more

Thus Aphrodite is beautiful because she is Beauty. Every time we see something that is beautiful, we see her. Of course, Aphrodite was also lust and love, so every time that we experience sexuality or any kind of love—whether of a mate, of children, of friends—we experience Aphrodite. read more