If the head and arms of the Venus were obliterated, would this injure the work more than in the Aphrodite? If so, why? Some critics claim that the Aphrodite is not very seriously injured as an...

If the head and arms of the Venus were obliterated, would this injure the work more than in the Aphrodite? If so, why? Some critics claim that the Aphrodite is not very seriously injured as an artistic object by the destruction of her head and arms. Yet how can this be? Suppose the Aphrodite were to come off her pedestal and walk. Would you not fi nd this monstrous? Yet many people treasure her as one of the most beautiful of all female sculptures. How can this be explained?