One of her massive marble feet (a manвЂ™s size 15) is missing.ДЄnd so is a portion of the plinthВ on which she once stood. Who understands the trees? Who can comprehend the light?Д®dwards opts instead for a Sharpie and a tiny 3-D printed model, which he marks up like a plastic surgeon, drawing viewersвЂ™ attention to the missing bits.ДЄlso her earlobes, most likely removed by looters eager to make off with her jewelry. Thou art the familiar companion, the woman that each believes he knows, but that no man has ever understood, the wisest not more than the simple. It is thy sincerity to nature which makes thee all powerful, because nature appeals to all men. Thou art made of truth alone, outside of which there is neither strength nor beauty. вЂ¦thou, thou art alive, and thy thoughts are the thoughts of a woman, not of some strange, superior being, artificial and imaginary. In the Vox Almanac episode above, host Phil Edwards delves into the Venus de MiloвЂ™s appeal, taking a less delirious approach than sculptor Auguste Rodin, who rhapsodized: Her celebrity cannot hold a candle to that of her armless sister. 3DPD will aspire to reduce, repurpose, recycle, or upcycle its waste streams and prevent as much material as possible from being sent to the landfill, and a portion of your purchase will be used to fund this ongoing research and development.Renoir is that rare bird who was impervious to her 6вЂ™7вЂќ charms, describing her as the вЂњbig gendarme.вЂќ His own Venus, sculpted with the help of an assistant nearly 100 years after the Venus de Milo joined the LouvreвЂ™s collection, appears much meatier throughout the hip and thigh region. Anyone that makes the claim that PLA is вЂњeco-friendlyвЂќ or вЂњbiodegradableвЂќ is simply misinformed and has copy/pasted the erroneous marketing materials made available by the manufacturers. Additionally, in-house colors such as black make use of a small percentage of waste plastics to recycle them. One example of this is that our PLA waste is ground up into shards and suspended in the filled and premium bust product lines. 3DPD makes every effort to repurpose and transform waste plastics such as support material and failed prints. It will not break down if buried or submerged in water and will last for a very, very long time. You will get my very best work, which you will find is a cut above the rest!Д®very item in my shop is made from Polylactic Acid (PLA), which is a non-toxic organic thermo-polymer made from corn starch or sugarcane and is industrially compostable under very specific and expensive conditions. If I'm not happy with it, it doesnвЂ™t ship. Every item in my shop is test printed and checked for not only aesthetics, but also the intended use. I use only the highest quality filament to ensure colors are vibrant and defects are kept to an absolute minimum for both your item and my machine. I have spent months building my own machines to exact specifications for accuracy and surface quality, and I scrutinize every model very closely. This is a 3D printed product, so there may be minor defects (rough edges, bumps, etc). 3D Printed - Intersection of technology and art to bring a unique presentation.Collectible - OverВ 25 subjects in our ever-growing library.Accurate - Replica created using a scan of the original sculpture.

Lightweight - MultipleВ statues can be displayed on floating shelves.

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The statue is named after the Greek island of Milos, where it was discovered.Д¤' wide, 3' deep, and 8.5' high. It is currently on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. From an inscription that was on its plinth, it is thought to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch earlier, it was mistakenly attributed to the master sculptor Praxiteles.

Part of an arm and the original plinth were lost following its discovery. It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life size at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) high. This 3D printed replica of Aphrodite of Milos, better known as the Venus de Milo, and is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture.Д¬reated sometime between 130 and 100 BCE, it is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty (Venus to the Romans).

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