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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.
Frances O'Connor (September 8, 1914 – January 30, 1982) was an American entertainer. Born without arms, she made her living appearing in circus sideshows billed as the armless wonder or the living Venus de Milo. [1]
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.
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It is composed of a statue representing the goddess Niké (Victory), whose head and arms are missing and its base is in the shape of a ship's bow. The total height of the monument is 5.57 metres (18 ft 3 in) including the socle ; the statue alone measures 2.75 metres (9 ft 0 in).
The text (witch is complete) says: "discovered in the Milo Island, in the month of febuary 1820, given to the King the 1st march 1821, by the Marquis de Rivière, his ambassador in Constantinople". The mystery of its missing arms as been a constant subject in popular culture. PYMontpetit; Support - Very nice picture, it would make a great FP.
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.
Venus de Milo (with arms) by 1921 Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands marble Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands commissioned a Venus de Milo (with arms) from Bitter. Munson wrote that Bitter experimented with different arrangements of the arms, modeled the sculpture in clay, and carved it in marble himself. [46] Peace [47] 1896–1900