Which museum houses the Venus de Milo?

Which museum houses the Venus de Milo? The Louvre Museum houses the Venus de Milo.

The Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble sculpture believed to represent Aphrodite, the Greek goddess whose Roman counterpart is Venus. It was created during the Hellenistic period, probably in the 2nd century BC, and was discovered on the Greek island of Milos in 1820.

The statue reached France soon afterward and was installed at the Louvre in 1821. Its missing arms were not restored, helping make its incomplete appearance part of its identity. The original pose and the objects held by the hands remain subjects of scholarly debate, although a small marble hand holding an apple has been associated with the sculpture.

The work is made of Parian marble and stands more than two metres tall. Its fame grew rapidly after entering the Louvre’s collection, where it became one of the museum’s best-known ancient sculptures. It is often confused with a Roman statue because of the name “Venus,” but its subject is generally identified as the Greek Aphrodite.