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title: Reconstructions of the Venus of Milos
author: Branko van Oppen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10516/reconstructions-of-the-venus-of-milos/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Reconstructions of the Venus of Milos

_Authored by Branko van Oppen_

## Image File

[![Reconstructions of the Venus of Milos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10516.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10516.jpg)

## Image Caption

The reconstruction of the [Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/venus/) of Milos as proposed by Ravaisson (1890 CE) of the Venus of Milos together with the Borghese [Mars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mars/) (left); an older presentation in the Louvre (1855-1875 CE) with a plinth identifying the statue as “Venus Victrix” (middle); the reconstruction as proposed by Furtwängler (1895 CE) recreated by Rådén (right). Left Image from Revue Archéologique, Third Series, T. 16 (July - December 1890), p. 158. Center image by Charles Soulier (1840 - 1875 CE), courtesy of the Getty Museum's Open Content Program. Right image from [Paul](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Paul/) Carus' "The Venus of Milo: An Archaeological Study of the Goddess of Womanhood", 1916.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Oppen, B. v. (2019, May 06). Reconstructions of the Venus of Milos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10516/reconstructions-of-the-venus-of-milos/>
### Chicago
Oppen, Branko van. "Reconstructions of the Venus of Milos." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 06, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10516/reconstructions-of-the-venus-of-milos/>.
### MLA
Oppen, Branko van. "Reconstructions of the Venus of Milos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10516/reconstructions-of-the-venus-of-milos/>.

## License & Copyright

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