Hellenistic sculpture
Venus de Milo
by Alexandros of Antioch • 140 BCE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
140 BCE
Materials
Parian marble
Movement
Hellenistic sculpture
Genre
mythological sculpture
Period
Hellenistic period
Art Forms
archaeological artefact
statue
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
ancient Greek marble statue of a woman
Alternative Titles
Venus de Milo Aphrodite of Milos Venus of Milo Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos)📐 Technical Details
Created In
Milos
Inception Period
-140
Earliest Date
-140
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Owner
French State
Inventory Number
Ma 399
Copyright Status
public domain
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
11 depicted entities
Aphrodite
contrapposto
female toplessness
drapery
baseboard
himation
chignon
Amphitrite
headband
female breast
navel
📷 Additional Media
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