Venus de Milo

The Venus de Milo is one of the most famous Greek statues from the Hellenistic age. Created between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite (or Venus to Romans), the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It stands at 6 feet 8 inches tall and is made entirely of marble, the most abundant sculpting material of the Aegean islands. The inscription on its original base credits "Alexandros, son of Menides, citizen of Antioch" as the statue's creator. It is currently on permanent display at the

The Venus of Willendorf and Venus De Milo are well-known statutes that portray a goddess that represents beauty and love. Even though both statues were made in different eras, the Venus of Willendorf and Venus De Milo share some of the same attributes and differences. Therefore, the Venus of Willendorf was made in the Paleolithic period which symbolizes fertility and Venus De Milo was made in the Hellenistic period and represents Aphrodite which is the goddess of beauty. To begin, the Paleolithic

the definition of beauty. I feel like the Venus of Willendorf, the Venus de Milo, and Eve is from the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus all show three different perspectives of beauty. The Venus of Willendorf and the Venus de Milo are two ancient day venus sculptures representing two different views on beauty. The Venus of Willendorf is a small 4.5 inch limestone figure of a Goddess which is believed to be used as a fertility symbol, while the Venus de Milo is a tall ancient Greek statue of a Goddess

THE VENUS DE MILO READING RESPONSE In reading Rachel Kousser’s Creating the Past: The Venus de Milo it is interesting to see the varying opinions and theories surrounding the Venus de Milo. Kousser begins by discussing the history surrounding this work and the various theories that have been used to discuss the Venus de Milo. It is in part due to its rich history that there is contention over what is considered accurate to the work and what isn’t. Kousser divulges these perspectives clearly in her

to discuss Alexanders of Antioch’s, Aphrodite, or Venus De Milo. Although not the most elaborate sculpture, Venus De Milo tells a story in itself. It is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love, beauty and pleasure and in some instances, honored as the Goddess of War. Its association with graceful beauty, as well as eroticism for the age, helps depict a multi-dimensional sense for the period and its common depictions. Venus De Milo is an ancient Greek sculpture, created sometime between

The topic of my final paper will be about the famous Venus de Milo and how two contemporary artists have responded to the artwork’s notoriety. Since the Venus de Milo is considered a symbol of female beauty, I would like to unpack how the sculpture achieved that recognition in the 19th and early 20th century. The methodologies I will use include giving a historical account of the object’s history (focusing primarily on French nationalism and the Europe’s hunger for collecting classical Greek sculptures

The Venus de Milo and The Laocoon are both legendary works of art. Both of these works employ the Hellenistic style, but there is so much contrast in the design of the forms, detailing, expression and many other characteristics. Hegel’s Absolute Idea is a goal for art. This goal is to be as Godly as possible. It is both the plan and realization throughout the history of art. “Hegel pictures this in an analogy to the human soul and body; the soul is the concept and the body is the physical form.”

about 12 Olympians, which are the most important gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. One of those Olympians is the Greek goddess, Aphrodite. Aphrodite is the Olympian goddess of love, marriage, intercourse, and beauty. Her Roman name is “Venus de Milo”. Aphrodite was created for a fun story to talk about but later became a Greek and Roman myth. Aphrodite is most famous for being able to control or bribe gods and mortals into doing her bidding due to her prodigious amount of beauty. She is said

Annotated Bibliography Kousser, Rachel. "Creating the past: The Venus de Milo and the Hellenistic reception of classical Greece." American journal of archaeology (2005): 227-250. This article writes at length about the discovery of the statue/sculpture of Venus de Milo of Aphrodite from Melos. Three perspectives are presented in the article firstly on how the statue was discovered and the speculations made by the experts and other artists about the sculpture and the other structures unearthed with

history of vases, temples, and human sculptures. More specifically, Greek art is renowned for its precision to detail and the meaning of every aspect in the fine arts. The Muse Terpsichore’s sculpture will be described, compared to the statue of Venus de Milo and analyzed in the eyes of ancient Greek’s mythological knowledge. In the Muse Terpsichore, known as the Muse of dance or Stesichore (Cartwright))’s statue, the sculpture’s standing figure on its plinth and dress code define the artist’s intent