LOUVRE MUSEUM, Venus De Milo Sully Wing Hall 16
- Audio File length: 2.50
- Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
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Language: English / USA
You're standing before Venus de Milo, one of the most famous sculptures of Hellenistic art and also one of the most impressive representations of feminine beauty.
"Our Lady of Beauty", as the German poet Heinrich Heine defined it, was found by a farmer in 1820 on Milo Island in the Cyclades archipelago. The statue was broken in two parts. The man was fascinated by it and hid it, but the statue was later discovered by Turkish soldiers and sold to a French officer who immediately understood that he was dealing with a masterpiece. He had it restored and presented it to King Louis XVIII, who bought it and placed it in the Louvre.
The critics now agree that the character depicted is Venus, goddess of love and protector of lovers. Immersed in her thoughts, she releases sensuality along with a respectable vein that makes her even more fascinating....