The Ancient Origins of Modern Beauty
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A painting of the goddess Venus, thought to be based in part on the Venus de' Medici, an ancient Greek marble sculpture of Aphrodite.
( Sandro Botticelli / Wikimedia Commons )
( Sandro Botticelli / Wikimedia Commons )
Produced by Kristen Meinzer