• When I think of famous statues, the first one that often comes to my mind is the Venus de Milo. It is a true beauty, and its story started over 200 years ago.
  • Hellenistic Art Period An example of a sculpture of Amphitrite (1866) by François Théodore Devaulx, the goddess Venus de Milo was speculated to be based on.
  • The Venus de Milo was discovered in 1820 on the island of Melos ( Milos in modern Greek ) in the south-western Cyclades.
  • Marble Venus de Milo at the Louvre Museum, Paris, France, by Alexandros of Antioch (between 130 and 100 BC) – Photo: Matthew Girling.
  • An attribute of Venus, it also alludes to the island, itself, which was in the shape of an apple (melon), hence its name and that of the statue, itself (de Milo).
  • Experts have come up with different theories about why Venus de Milo's arms are missing. They suggest what these arms could have carried.
  • The Venus de Milo is a masterpiece and is one of the most precise and compositionally beautiful statues of the Hellenistic period.
  • As one of art history's most significant sculptures, the Venus de Milo continues to captivate audiences today.
  • Even with a broken nose, the face was beautiful. D'Urville the classicist recognized the Venus of the Judgement of Paris. It was, of course, the Venus de Milo.