Venus de Milo (Fig. 5-83)

Parth Bhatt, Alexis Allen, Gina Suszko, Shekar Brahma

Artwork Info

• Sculpted by Alexandros of Antioch-on-the-Meander

• Statue of Aphrodite

• From Melos, Greece, ca. 150-125 BCE

• Stands 6’ 7” high, made of marble

• Now found in Louvre, Paris

• Sculpture depicted more sexual aspect of the goddess, as opposed to the stereotypical love aspect

Educated Opinion

• The garment on the piece is very complex and intricately sculpted.

• The sculpture itself is very unique since most artists at the time didn’t try to exaggerate the sexual aspects of a woman.

• The cloth had a very real aspect to it.