Vénus de Milo

Vénus de Milo

Unknown artist

Aphrodite (cheveux, en bandeau, chignon, bas, mèche, demi-nu, himation, sur, jambe) Etat de l'oeuvre : incomplet : il manque le bras gauche, une grande partie du bras droit, le pied gauche. Le nez présente des éclats. Le dos présente de nombreuses épaufrures. la plinthe a été retaillée dans l'Antiquité. Le chignon a été recollé et l'extrémité du nez a été refaite en plâtre.

Details

Dimensions
Hauteur 204 cm
Holding institution
Musée du Louvre
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
CC0
Credit
Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 98%

    The Louvre identifies the represented figure as Aphrodite, a Greek deity.

  • Human Figure Both · 99%

    The image clearly presents a standing human body, and the catalog identifies the subject as Aphrodite.

  • Nude Both · 97%

    The torso and much of the upper body are uncovered, while the lower body is draped; the catalog describes the figure as partially nude.

Styles and Movements

  • Figurative Sculpture Both · 98%

    The work represents a human figure in sculptural form, specifically Aphrodite according to the Louvre catalog.

Visual Qualities

  • Asymmetrical Visual · 94%

    The figure’s shoulders, hips, head, and drapery shift unevenly across the vertical axis, producing an asymmetrical stance.

Medium and Techniques

  • Sculpture Both · 99%

    The image shows a freestanding three-dimensional figure, and the Louvre classifies the work as a statue executed in the round.

Time Periods

  • Ancient Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog date of 150–125 BCE places the work within ancient art.

Materials

  • Marble Both · 99%

    The figure is visibly carved from pale stone, identified by the Louvre as Parian marble.

Cultural and Religious Styles

  • Hellenistic Art Metadata · 99%

    The Louvre dates the statue to the Hellenistic period and the third quarter of the 2nd century BCE.

Source & rights

Shonagon. Own work