Greece in Belo Horizonte
If you can’t go to The Louvre in Paris, France, don’t worry. Liberdade Square has received a visit of four Greek sculptures. The exhibit goes on until November 15th and you don’t need to pay anything to see them! The sculptures are authentic perfect replicas of “Venus de Milo”, which represents Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty. It was found in 1820, next to the ruin² of an old Greek theatre on the island of Milo. You can see “Venus Genitrix” too, which represents the mother of all the gods, the universal mother. It was made approximately in 450 B.C. There is the “Discobolus of Myron”, which was carved by Master Myron, between 460 and 450 B.C. The statue is of an athlete throwing a disk. The last one is “Winged Victory of Samothrace”, also known as “Nike of Samothrace”. It was discovered in 1863 on the island of Samothrace. It is an ornament of the entrance of the sanctuary dedicated to the protectors of the seafarers³.
The objective of the exposition is the diffusion of knowledge about the significant contribution of the Greek civilization for modern society. Liberdade Square, which was inspired in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, also in France, was the setting chosen to inspire in the public the respect and admiration by the historical values.
¹ Carved (to carve): it’s what some artists do in rocks; they “design” faces, bodies, objects, animals, etc in rocks. With this job, the artists produce some statues.
² Ruin: it’s an old place which was not preserved very well. (Ex.: Coliseum, Italy.)
³ Seafarers: it’s a man who works and sometimes lives in a boat or ship (Ex.: Cristóvão Colombo)
Written by Thaísa Santos Faria – Intermediate I – Teacher: Gabby
The objective of the exposition is the diffusion of knowledge about the significant contribution of the Greek civilization for modern society. Liberdade Square, which was inspired in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles, also in France, was the setting chosen to inspire in the public the respect and admiration by the historical values.
¹ Carved (to carve): it’s what some artists do in rocks; they “design” faces, bodies, objects, animals, etc in rocks. With this job, the artists produce some statues.
² Ruin: it’s an old place which was not preserved very well. (Ex.: Coliseum, Italy.)
³ Seafarers: it’s a man who works and sometimes lives in a boat or ship (Ex.: Cristóvão Colombo)
Written by Thaísa Santos Faria – Intermediate I – Teacher: Gabby
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