- Venus de Milo, ancient statue commonly thought to represent Aphrodite, now in Paris at the Louvre.
- Together with the Mona Lisa and The Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo is one of the three most famous female figures in the Louvre.
- 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.
- Marble Venus de Milo at the Louvre Museum, Paris, France, by Alexandros of Antioch (between 130 and 100 BC) – Photo: Matthew Girling.
- 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.
- The Venus de Milo was discovered in 1820 on the island of Melos ( Milos in modern Greek ) in the south-western Cyclades.
- The Venus de Milo is a masterpiece and is one of the most precise and compositionally beautiful statues of the Hellenistic period.
- Characteristics and Analysis of the Venus de Milo. The statue is made from Parian marble and stands some 6 feet 8 inches tall, without its plinth.
- The Venus De Milo by Alexandros d’Antioche – Louvre. This statue has been discovered during the spring of the year 1820 in the city of Mélos (or Milo) located in...