So it's time for Art history Thursday! Today we will be stepping way back, to the early days of Classical Greek sculpture and investigating the Venus DeMilo. Many people think that the sculpture was made by one of the renaissance artists, but it was created significantly earlier than that!
The Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life size at 6 feet 8 inches high. The arms and original plinth were lost following its discovery. The statue is named after Aphrodite's Roman name, Venus, and the Greek island of Milos, where it was discovered. It is currently on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Learn more!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de_Milo
https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/aphrodite-known-venus-de-milo