Venus de Milo

American  

[vee-nuhs duh-mahy-loh, mee-] / ˈvi nəs dəˈmaɪ loʊ, ˈmi- /

noun

1. a Greek statue of Venus in marble, from about 200 b.c., found in 1820 on Melos and now in the Louvre, Paris.

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Venus de Milo Cultural  

1. An ancient Greek statue of Venus, famous for its beauty, though its arms were broken off centuries ago. The statue is now in the Louvre.

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Example Sentences

But you’d have seen the Mona Lisa, “Winged Victory” and the Venus de Milo.

From The Wall Street Journal

France’s Louvre museum, home to some oft-replicated masterpieces like the “Mona Lisa” and Venus de Milo, notes that its collection mostly dates from before 1848, which puts them in the public domain under French law.

From Seattle Times

She chose the last name Milo after a photo shoot she had done in a town outside Rome was published with the caption “The Milo of Tivoli,” a reference to the “Venus de Milo,” she said in an interview.

From New York Times

That he does not yet feel she is sufficiently dependent upon him is made overwhelmingly clear by repeated foreshadowing shots of a replica of the armless Venus de Milo.

From Los Angeles Times

Foreseeing the likelihood of a German invasion, the museum’s shrewd director, Jacques Jaujard, was already making plans to move the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and other treasures out of harm’s way.

From Washington Post