Aphrodite is one of the best known gods of the Greek people (called Venus to the Romans). She is known to be the goddess of love, beauty and sexual delight. So being the goddess of love and beauty, we would only want to create a beautiful sculpture to honor the goddess, hence the creation of the Venus de Milo. This article will examine the history of sculpture. First, I will give a brief history of the sculpture. Secondly, I will give a formal analysis of the sculpture. Finally, I will explain why this sculpture is known to be one of the most famous sculptures of the Hellenistic period. Venus De Milo stands 6 feet 8 inches tall. It was made towards the end of the Hellenistic period, in 150 BCE, by Alexandros of Antioch, and it is made of marble. It was first discovered on April 8, 1820 on the island of Melos (Milo in modern Greek), by a peasant and/or farmer who was digging in his field and he began to dig up the statue. There happened to be a French sailor named Olivier Voutier, who was present when this farmer started digging up the statue and asked him to dig it up completely. Later, it was purchased by French officers, then currently by Louis XVII, who in turn gave it to the Louvre, where it is still today (Kousser). The Venus de Milo is a sculpture that can be admired from all angles, not just to be seen directly from the front. It is made of two blocks of marble, but composed of several separately sculpted parts. She is shown half-naked from the waist up. She has a sort of drape around her waist and it goes down to her feet. Additionally, the drapery surrounding it is formed in such a way that one can...... middle of paper ......ity, winter 2002. Web. April 16, 2014. Astier, Marie-Bénédicte. “Aphrodite work, known as “Venus de Milo”.” Aphrodite, known as "Venus de Milo". Np, and Web. April 28, 2014. .Kousser, Rachel. “Creation of the past: the Venus De Milo and the Hellenistic reception of classical Greece.” JSTOR. Archaeological Institute of America, April 2005. Web. April 16, 2014. .Luca Leoncini. “Venus de Milo.” Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web.April 15, 2014..Winckelmann, Johann. “Venus de Milo.” Venus de Milo. Np, and Web. April 28. 2014. .