Venus de Milo

by Alexandros of Antioch

       The world famous sculpture the "Venus De Milo" was by the Greek sculpture Alexandros created around 100-130 B.C.  It is now in the Louvre in Paris.  It is a fine example of  what the ancient Green sculptures were so famous for, the ladies magnificent proportions.  Even though her arms are lost today, she remains remarkable for her fine carving, posture and that beautiflly proportioned torso.  If her arms were intact, the right one would probably be crossed over her torso, resting on her raised left knee while the left arm woudl proablby be holding something.  The Venus De Milo was not meant to be only a torso, there are obvious traces of where the legs would have been on the statue.  Unfortunately, only the upper part of the statue was unearthed, and then it was in two pieces.  The Venus De Milo is slightly larger than life size.

Review posted by: Tigertail 

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