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The Venus de Milo - an 'armless quiz.


The Venus de Milo is one of the most famous images in Western art. How much do you know about this magnificent masterpiece?

A multiple-choice quiz by stageball. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
stageball
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
178,448
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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634
Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (7/10), Guest 76 (4/10), Guest 81 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who is believed to have created the Venus de Milo? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In which museum can the Venus De Milo be seen today? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How much did French officials pay to Greek authorities for the Statue? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Venus de Milo is made out of what material? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Where was the Venus found? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which statement about the Venus de Milo is true? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which statement most accurately describes the Venus de Milo? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The statue of the Venus de Milo is meant to represent whom? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Venus de Milo's arrival in Paris went largely unnoticed at the time.


Question 10 of 10
10. During what era was the Venus de Milo sculpted? Hint



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1. Who is believed to have created the Venus de Milo?

Answer: Alexandros of Antioch, son of Menides

Alexandros was also a poet and won the five-yearly Competition of Poetry and Theatrical Arts held in Thespiae (a city near Mount Helicon). He won the prize for singing and composing.
2. In which museum can the Venus De Milo be seen today?

Answer: The Louvre, Paris, France

The Venus is housed in its own alcove with a plaque reading,
"Aphrodite, dite 'Venus de Milo,'
vers 100 av. J.C.,
Ile de Melos,
Don du Marquis de Riviere au roi Louis XVIII".
3. How much did French officials pay to Greek authorities for the Statue?

Answer: 1000 Francs

The plaque's inscription translates as follows:
"Aphrodite, called 'Venus de Milo',
around 100 BCE,
the Island of Melos,
Gift of the Marquis de Riviere to King Louis XVIII".
4. The Venus de Milo is made out of what material?

Answer: Marble

The Venus was uncovered on the Greek island of Melos on April 8th, 1820. It arrived in Paris in February, 1821.
5. Where was the Venus found?

Answer: On the island of Melos, in the Aegean Sea

The island of Melos is half way between Crete and the Greek mainland.
6. Which statement about the Venus de Milo is true?

Answer: It was originally carved in two parts

The two halves meet in a line which is barely noticeable, being concealed by the roll of drapery around the hips.
7. Which statement most accurately describes the Venus de Milo?

Answer: All of the left arm, and most of the right arm is missing. A roll of drapery falls from the hips.

It is remarkable how the artist cuts the cold, hard marble to look like warm, soft, skin, hair, and drapery. And more life-like than some people I know.
8. The statue of the Venus de Milo is meant to represent whom?

Answer: Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love. The later Roman equivalent goddess, is Venus. Both Greece and Rome were polytheistic, worshipping many gods. The only monotheistic nation in the world at that time was across the Mediterranean sea, in ancient Judea.
9. The Venus de Milo's arrival in Paris went largely unnoticed at the time.

Answer: False

The arrival created a huge sensation and brought much controversy in its wake. The museum highly publicized the arrival of what they decided at the time was a fine example of classical sculpture. But the dating of the piece was hotly contested. The French claimed it as a work of the School of Praxiteles, placing it in the 5th or 4th century BCE, the true "Classical" era.

But a section of the broken base was inscribed, stating that it was created by Alexandros of Antioch, an artist of the later Hellenistic era.

The broken section was later 'lost' by the museum curators. Furthermore, the German government claimed ownership, saying it was found on land owned by a German national. Ultimately the controversies helped publicize the sculpture, and its true beauty was the only thing that everyone agreed upon.
10. During what era was the Venus de Milo sculpted?

Answer: Hellenistic

Jean Charbonneaux, the Louvre's conservator of Greek antiquities wrote in 1951, "In 1893, contrary to the general opinion, the scholar Furtwangler set 150 BCE and 50 BCE as the limits of the period where the statue belonged". This is in contrast to the earlier declaration of Count de Forbin, director of the Louvre in 1821 who placed it during the earlier Classical period.
Forbin placed it during the Classical period when popular opinion considered the Classical era superior to the Hellenistic. Charbonneaux placed it during the Hellenistic period when popular opinion considered the Hellenistic era equal or superior. French scholars have often been criticised for dating objets d'art according to political considerations.
The Hellenistic era occurred after the death of Alexander the Great, who exported Greek art and culture to the rest of the world but who also brought outside influences into Greek art and culture. Some saw this as an improvement, but some saw this as a corruption of the more 'purely Greek' culture of the earlier Classical era.
Source: Author stageball

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