It is so interesting to me how little of Manhattan I now know! I stumbled across this sculpture of Venus de Milo on Sixth avenue at 53rd street when I was in the city to go to MoMA. It has been installed here since 1990! And I have never seen it before. I tend to go to the same museums by the same routes and these days every time I use a different street, I make new discoveries! This statue "The Headless Venus de Milo" was created by the artist Jim Dine. I am guessing that it is about twice the nornal size of a person. Venus is a Greek statue and is believed to depict Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. The original Venus is made of marble and is in the Louvre in Paris. It was created about 100 years BC! And then it was unearthed in a farmer's field in 1820.
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Thanks for sharing, but I am surprised that this is a first for you. I thought you knew everything about the City for both work and play visits.
Good thing that you’re taking different routes now - more surprises for the blog. I had to look up Venus de Milo because I thought the original had a head. It does. So I was surprised that this sculpture had no head. It is still amazing!
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