The modern sculptor agreed: “Spinning thread seems to me to be the only activity that actually requires this odd, specific pose,” Mr Wenman said. The Venus de Milo, which is generally credited ...

However, no trace of the original paint scheme remains on Venus de Milo today. 14. The statue is taller than most people. The ‘Venus de Milo’ is 6 feet, 8 inches tall. | Evening Standard ...

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. Of all the classic Venuses known to us in modern times, this Venus of Milo is certainly the most popular.

Contrary to popular belief, the first of these to appear in the series is not a replica of the Venus de Milo by Alexandros ... point even assumes Venus’s pose inside the Lodge before disappearing.

The Venus de Milo was claimed by France ... people have never stopped wondering what the original statue might have held. There have been many theories, writes Virginia Postrel for Slate: She ...