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Disarmed : the story of the Venus de Milo / Gregory Curtis.
Fine Arts Library NB163.V6 C87 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curtis, Gregory, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Venus de Milo.
- Aphrodite (Greek deity)--Art.
- Aphrodite.
- Aphrodite (Greek deity).
- Marble sculpture, Greek.
- Marble sculpture, Ancient--Greece.
- Marble sculpture, Ancient.
- Sculpture--France--Paris.
- Sculpture.
- Louvre (Paris, France).
- France--Paris.
- Greece.
- Genre:
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
- Summary:
- A rich tale of historical intrigue, this is the story of the Venus de Milo, one of the most famous works of art of all time. 21 illustrations.
- Contents:
- Preface: Fractured Masterpiece ix
- I From Melos to Paris 3
- II Winckelmann 37
- III In the Hallways of the Louvre 50
- IV Broken Marble 96
- V Two Geniuses 122
- VI A Goddess with Golden Hair 164
- VII The Last Chapter 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0375415238
- OCLC:
- 51937203
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