Disarmed
Subtitle: the story of the Venus de Milo
By: Greg Curtis
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780375415234
Subjects: Chefs-d'oeuvre (art); Art; Plastieken; Musée du Louvre (Paris); Ancient Marble sculpture; Aphrodite von Melos; Aphrodite (Greek deity); Invloed; Greek Marble sculpture; Sculpture en marbre grecque; Venus de Milo; Musée du Louvre; Sculpture en marbre antique; Sculpture; Venus (godin); La Vénus de Milo (sculpture)
Description: The story of one of the most famous statues in history is fully told here, from the unearthing of the statue in 1820 through quibbles among the French, Germans, and Turks, over who should possess her.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-232) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fractured masterpiece; title: I. From Melos to Paris; title: II. Winckelmann; title: III. In the hallways of the Louvre; title: IV. Broken marble; title: V. Two geniuses; title: VI. A goddess with golden hair; title: VII. The last chapter.