Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos)

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This is a 3D scan of a plaster cast of the sculpture 'Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos)' dated to around 450 BCE. The scan originates from the original cast (ref. KAS434/1) in The Royal Cast Collection at SMK – National Gallery of Denmark. This is a downscaled version, with a size of approximately 10 mb. To learn more about the 3D scans of casts in The Royal Cast Collection and download high-resolution 3D models, please visit: www.smk.dk/3d If you create new work using the model and wish to share it with us, send an email to web@smk.dk. Venus (Aphrodite) is the goddess of love. She was often depicted nude or in various stages of undress (and painted). The figure is characterized by its sensual appearance and executed in the Hellenistic style. It supposedly lost its arms during a struggle between two groups of soldiers who sought to claim it as spoils when it was first discovered on the island of Milos. The statue's fame can be attributed partly to propaganda. It was discovered in 1820 and acquired by the French state shortly after Napoleon's fall in 1815, at which point the French had to return another Venus figure, the Venus Medici (KAS1241), to Italy after Napoleon had seized it as spoils of war. To compensate for their loss, the French promoted the Venus de Milo as the most beautiful antique statue of a woman. An Englishman even commissioned a plaster cast as early as 1822, despite the fact that the French and the English were arch-enemies at the time. Today, the statue remains far more famous than the Venus Medici. Henrik Holm, senior research curator at SMK.