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Introduction to Venus de Milo

The goddess Venus is the goddess of beauty and love in ancient Roman mythology (called Aphrodite in ancient Greek mythology). In BC, there were sculptors who humanized her and carved her into a stone statue. There is no shortage of cases in which Venus is the decisive figure, and "Venus de Milo" is the crown so far, a model of the cultivation of honorary nudes in the history of sculpture. It conveys the eternal appearance of the bay and the procession to the countryside. Aesthetically sound.

The statue of Venus de Milo is about 2.04 meters high and is made of two translucent dolomites. She stands on a marble base with chicken blood white patterns, her upper body is exposed, and her lower body is wrapped in a rug. Her expression is dignified, her body is plump, she is graceful and graceful, her manners are in every possible direction, her shape is extremely elegant, and she is a perfect example of beauty.

This goddess statue was unearthed in the spring of 1820 AD by a Greek farmer named Yorgos from the ruins of a small temple in a cave on the island of Milo in the Aegean Sea. Called Venus de Milo. According to research, the statue was carved in the 3rd century BC. As for when it was placed on the island of Milo, there is no conclusion. This unique treasure, which can be said to shock the past and the present, has gone through many twists and turns and is now collected by the Louvre Museum in Paris, France as the "first national treasure".

This goddess statue had both arms cut off when it was unearthed, so it is also called the "Broken Arm Goddess" or "Broken Arm Venus". It is as famous as the statue "Victory of Samothrace" and the oil painting "Mona Lisa", collectively known as the "Three Treasures of the Louvre".