09 December 2009

Venus di Milo

Title: Venus di Milo

Artist: Unknown

Location: Louvre, Paris, France

Date: Late 2nd Century BC

Size: 202 cm

Medium: Marble

Photo: Lisa Lyon

Significance of the work:

The Venus di Milo is one of the most recognizable sculptures in all of art history, and it has held an almost mystical hold on art lovers everywhere since its discovery in 1820. The statue was found on the island of Milo, and was identified as the goddess Venus, or Aphrodite as she was known to the Greeks. One of her arms was allegedly also found, together with a hand that appeared to be holding an apple. If the arm was in fact found, it has long been lost. Despite its lack of appendages, the Venus di Milo remains as a prominent work of art because, “In every stroke of the chisel art judges will discover evidence of the fine perception the Hellenic artist had for every expression, even the slightest, of a nobly-developed woman's form.”

Other Sources:

http://www.archive.org/stream/venusdimiloitsh00margoog/venusdimiloitsh00margoog_djvu.txt

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/activite/detail_parcours.jsp?CURRENT_LLV_PARCOURS%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673226914&CURRENT_LLV_CHEMINEMENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673327544&CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673327544&bmLocale=en


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