In 1820, a Greek peasant named Yorgos was digging in his field on the
island of Milos when he unearthed several carved blocks of stone. He
burrowed deeper and found four statues – three figures of Hermes and one
of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Three weeks later, the Choiseul
archeological expedition arrived by ship, purchased the Aphrodite, and
took it to France. Louis XVIII gave it the name Venus de Milo and
presented it to the Louvre where it became one of the most famous works
of art in history.
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