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

ALEXANDROS OF ANTIOCH. 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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ALEXANDROS OF ANTIOCH

Title:

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

Caption:

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

Technique/material:

Marble

Credit:

Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

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Image size:

2618 x 3996 px | 29.9 MB

Print size:

22.2 x 33.8 cm | 8.7 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ALEXANDROS OF ANTIOCH • ALEXANDROS OF • ANCIENT GREECE • ANCIENT GREEK • ANTIOCH • APHRODITE • ART • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • ARTS • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • DEITY • FEMALE • FIGURE • GOD • GODDESS • GREECE • LADY • LOVE • MARBLE • MARBRE • NUDE • NUDITY • PEOPLE • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • SCULPTURE • STATUE • STATUES • VENUS DE MILO • VENUS • VENUS; • WOMAN • WOMEN