1. Venus De Milo

2. Aphrodite of Melos

3. Aphrodite of Melos

4. Aphrodite of Melos

5. Aphrodite of Melos

6. Venus De Milo
• Discovered in 1820 on the island of Melos
– Olivier Voutier
– Jules Dumont d’Urville
• The statue had been discovered broken
– Yorgos Kentrotas, Peasant
– 2 arms, one with apple, one holding up garment

7. Venus De Milo
• Subject of artistic competition.
– Napoleon Bonaparte
– Italy
– Medici Venus

8. Medici Venus

9. Conclusion

10. Sources
• http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen
/papers/lombardiaphrodite/aphrodite.html
• http://www.louvre.fr/llv/activite/
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/
29573/Aphrodite