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Venus de Milo drawn by Auguste Debay. The inscribed plinth, if originally part of the Venus, identifies the sculptor as [---]andros of Antioch on the Maeander and supports a date for the work in the Hellenistic period. The Venus de Milo is probably a sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite, but its fragmentary state makes secure identification ...
Deep and Inspirational Love Quotes. 74. "I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once." — The Fault in Our Stars. 75. "Your hand touching mine. This is how galaxies collide."
Olivier Voutier (born 30 May 1796 in Thouars, France; died 18 April 1877 in Hyères, France) was a French naval officer who discovered the statue of the Venus de Milo in 1820, and fought in the Greek War of Independence.
These famous kindness quotes and sayings will restore your faith in humanity and inspire you to bring more patience and grace to your day. 52 kindness quotes that will bring you peace Skip to main ...
56. I love you past the moon and beyond the stars. 57. Someone so special can never be forgotten; may your soul rest in peace. 58. The loss is immeasurable, but so is the love left behind.
Some of the greatest masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture were carved from Parian marble, including the Medici Venus, the Venus de Milo, and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. Archeological fieldwork on Paros has identified extensive ancient marble open-pit quarries , with the most significant sites being found at Chorodaki, Marathi, and ...
Charles de Riffardeau, by Vigée-Lebrun. Charles François de Riffardeau, marquis, then duc de Rivière (Ferté-sur-Cher, [1] 17 December 1763 — 1828) was French ambassador to the Sublime Porte of the Ottoman Empire, 1815–1821, for which service he was made duc in 1825. He played a role in getting the Venus de Milo for the Musée du Louvre.
Alexandros is best known today for the Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos) at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The attribution is based on an inscription from a now-missing plinth that was a part of the statue but was removed and "lost" due to museum politics and national pride at the Louvre in the 1820s.