MILO and the Greek Antiquities in the Louvre Museum - Sully Wing Room 344

 

Venus de Milo. Louvre Museum, Paris, France

One of the three (3) popular art works at the Louvre Museum is at the Sully Wing, Room 345.  The original Greek marble sculpture named Venus de Milo arrived at the Louvre in 1821.  It was discovered on the island of Melos in the Cyclades (Greece) in 1820.  This statue is said to be dated from about 120 BC by Alexandros of Antioch (not stated in the Louvre for some reason) and depicts the goddess of

KUNSTHISTRISCHES MUSEUM, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

The Tower of Babel (1563)
by, Peiter Bruegel the Elder (born between 1525 &39, died in 1569). Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painter

The Tower of Babel is one of the 12 renaissance paintings of Peter Bruegel housed in Kunsthistorisches.  A total of 40 artworks painted by Bruegel,  Kunst has the largest and and most important  collections of Bruegels all over the world.
The Tower of Babel painting depicts the story in the bible Book of Genesis where the residents built a city and this tower to unify and prevent to scatter abroad.

Bacchus, Venus and Cupid (between 1595 and 1600)
by Hans Von Aachen (1552~1615)

The Wine God, Bacchus, left hand on Venus' right shoulder,  a glass of wine on his right and  eyes on