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The Venus de Milo or Aphrodite of Melos [b] is an ancient Greek marble sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period. Its exact dating is uncertain, but the modern consensus places it in the 2nd century BC, perhaps between 160 and 110 BC.
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.
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 ...
Could there be a revival underway at the iconic Venus de Milo site? You may have noticed a bit more action at the sprawling Route 6 property recently.
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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.
The owner of Venus de Milo wedding venue and restaurant says he no longer can rely solely on take-out business. He wants to sell the property ASAP.