Venus de Milo, c130-120 BC. Artist: Alexandros of Antioch

Venus de Milo, c130-120 BC. Artist: Alexandros of Antioch

1-152-354 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Venus de Milo. this Parian marble statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love was discovered in 1820 on the island of Melos in the Aegean. The statue was christened the Venus de Milo by the French, Venus being the equivalent of Aphrodite in the Roman pantheon. Today it is housed in the Louvre, Paris


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People Information

Creator
  1. Alexandros of Antioch, attributed to: Greek: Artist, sculptor

Medium
  1. Marble

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Mythology

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2618x3996
File Size : 30,650kb


Aliases

  1. 000575
  1. 000575
  1. 0390001299
  1. 1-152-354
  1. 1152354
  1. 1299

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