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  2. Venus de Milo - Wikipedia

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    Since the statue's discovery, it has become one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture in the world. The Venus de Milo is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, whose Roman counterpart was Venus. Made of Parian marble, the statue is larger than life size, standing over 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high. The statue is ...

  3. List of works in the Louvre - Wikipedia

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    Sculpture (Egyptian) [1] Venus de Milo: Sculpture (Greek) Alexandros of Antioch Coronation of the Virgin: Fra Angelico: Winged Victory of Samothrace: Sculpture (Greek) Pythokritos (?) [1] Apollo of Piombino: Sculpture (Greek) Diana of Versailles: Sculpture (Greek) Las Incantadas: Sculpture (Roman) Dying Slave: Sculpture Michelangelo [2]

  4. Category : Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the Louvre

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    Pages in category "Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the Louvre" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  5. Winged Victory of Samothrace - Wikipedia

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    The Greek government considers the Winged Victory, like the Elgin Marbles, illegally plundered and wants it repatriated to Greece. "If the French and the Louvre have a problem, we are ready to preserve and accentuate the Victory of Samothrace, if they return it to us", Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akis Gerondopoulos said in 2013. [26]

  6. Diana of Versailles - Wikipedia

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    The Diana of Versailles in the Louvre Galerie des Caryatides that was designed for it. The Diana of Versailles or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt (French: Artémis, déesse de la chasse) is a slightly over-lifesize [1] marble statue of the Roman goddess Diana (Greek: Artemis) with a deer. It is now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris. [2]

  7. Adonis (Duquesnoy) - Wikipedia

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    Adonis, also known as Adonis Mazarin, [1] is a marble sculpture by Flemish artist François Duquesnoy, who completed it in the early 17th century.The Adonis bears the signature of Duquesnoy, and the statue, created around an ancient torso, should be indeed accepted as "a veritable artistic creation [of Duquesnoy]". [2]

  8. List of statues - Wikipedia

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    Venus de Milo, ancient Greek statue in the Louvre; Winged Victory of Samothrace, ancient Greek statue also in the Louvre; Statue of Liberty (Jardin du Luxembourg) by Frédéric Bartholdi on the Île aux Cygnes in Paris; Jeanne d'Arc in the Rue de Rivoli by Emmanuel Frémiet. Jeanne d'Arc in front of the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur by Hippolyte ...

  9. Venus of Arles - Wikipedia

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    The sculptural program at Arles was executed in Italy, perhaps by Greek artisans. Venus was the divine ancestor of the gens Julia; Arles, which had backed Caesar when Massilia backed Pompey was rewarded in numerous ways. A semi-nude heroic statue of Augustus was the dominating figure in the sculptural program of the Arles theatre. [5]