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anonymous: Venus de Milo
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French: Vénus de Milo  Venus de Milo |
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sculpture / archaeological artifact |
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nude |
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| Description |
English: So-called “Venus de Milo” (Aphrodite from Melos), detail of the bust showing the difference of surface between the two arm sections: right one smooth; left one rough with a mortice. Parian marble, ca. 130-100 BC? Found in Melos in 1820.
Français : Vénus de Milo, détail du buste mettant en évidence la différence de surface des deux sections de bras : à droite, surface régulière ; à droite, cassure et mortaise. Marbre de Paros, vers 130-100 av. J.-C. ? Provenance : Mélos (moderne Milo), 1820. |
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| Depicted people |
Aphrodite |
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| Date |
between 150 and 125 BC Hellenistic period (circa 323 BC–circa 30 BC) |
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white Parian marble |
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| Dimensions | H. 2.02 m (6 ft. 7 ½ in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Temporary location: Department of Paintings, Sully, first floor, room 74 |
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Ma 399 (LL 299) |
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| Place of creation |
Milos |
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| Place of discovery |
Milos |
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| Credit line | Gift of the Marquis de Rivière to Louis XVIII of France, 1821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Hamiaux, M., Les Sculptures grecques, II, Paris, 1998, no. 52, pp. 41-44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Chosovi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 12 November 2006. It was captioned as follows: English: Venus de Milo Other languages:
Asturianu: Venus de Milo Čeština: Venuše Milétská Cymraeg: Y Venus de Milo. English: Venus de Milo Español: La Venus de Milo Esperanto: la Melosa Venuso Français : La Vénus de Milo Galego: Venus de Milo Italiano: La Venere di Milo. Magyar: A Milói Vénusz Norsk nynorsk: Venus frå Milo Polski: Wenus z Milo. Slovenščina: Miloška Venera Suomi: Milon Venus Svenska: Venus från Milo Türkçe: Venus de Milo Русский: Венера Милосская 日本語： ミロのヴィーナス 中文： 米罗的维纳斯 |
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