Venus is standing upright and is identifiable as a female due to the curves forming small breasts on her torso. Her torso becomes narrow at the waist and curves out to form fully defined female hips. There is a hunch in her back that forms a crease along the middle of her stomach right above her bellybutton, while the lower part of her stomach appears to be a bit rounded. Her shoulder blades are intact, but her entire left arm and the…
One of the most profound pieces being of Roy, her babysitter, and one of her father’s ex-lovers. The cross-hatching over the sculpted body of the young Greek-god look alike is radiant and seductive. “The blurriness of the photo gives it an ethereal, painterly quality. Roy is gilded with morning sea light. His hair is an aureole” (Bechdel 100-101).…
Tiziano’s final commissions came mainly from Philip II, king of Spain, and was requested many portraits from others. His later works were inspired by religious and mythological characters. “Venus and the Lute Player” was one of his last of his career and was requesting by King Philip II, and showed Tiziano’s interest in the Roman Goddess of love.…
In the end of the 14th century, many Italian thinkers realized that they were living in a new age. The Middle Ages were over and there was a “rebirth”. In 15th century, the Renaissance began in Florence, Italy. Renaissance philosophers had a great appreciation for mankind and physical beauty, known as humanism. Humanism encouraged many to experiment and learn more about the world.…
“The first lesson I learned was not to wait for a man’s rescue. History is written by the survivors and I am surely that.” Catherine didn't have a great life when she was younger she has been through alot but still accomplished her major goals. Catherine de’ Medici was a very strong women who had to fight for her rights to achieve her goal. Catherine had her up’s and down’s throughout her life.…
By establishing her ethos she is letting Adonis know that she has credibility and is quite experienced when it comes to sex, making it known that she can entice even the god of war. However, Adonis’s conscience is uninterested in this tale because he still won’t give in to the goddess’s lustful game. Venus’s next failed argument comes from stanza…
Rough Draft In mythology Venus was the goddess of love, sex and beauty. She was the Roman counterpart to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. However, Roman Venus had many abilities beyond Aphrodite. She was a goddess of victory, fertility, and even prostitution. This paper will inform you much about the goddess of beauty and love, about her descendants and loves, Her times of worship and coming to Rome and her many showings in art.…
During the early Renaissance, faces and bodies were painted in more lifelike poses than previous works and figures started to express real sentiment. In the 15th century, paintings using the newly perfected medium of oil based pigments were particularly popular. It quickly became the preferred painting medium throughout Europe. Artists during this period were on a quest for greater realism. However, tempera and oil painting, although common, were not the only mediums used during the early Renaissance.…
Through saying this, Venus aims to ruin Psyche’s beauty and end Cupid’s infatuation with her. Similarly,…
Andréa Weber-Harris W-H 1 Art History 301 Professor Ravisankar April 29, 2017 Research Project: Inspiration from Rachel Ruysch When looking at history and the art produced throughout history, it is easy to see how things change and how things stayed the same. For instance, details and compositions of art pieces improved over time, while subjects such as religious figures and people were always something that artists would continuously repeat. Though things started to change when the Reformation started to take hold.…
The representation of mythological subjects was the trend back in Renaissance. Despite the different names, the main character of this painting symbolizes fertility, love and beauty. Botticelli followed closely to the trend and represented Venus as a symbol of beauty where she looks ethereal and luminous despite standing tall and undressed. Botticelli was also known for painting such a large-scale work depicting characters from mythology with no religious subject. Considering this is out of the Christianity faith, as nudity is being portrayed, Birth of Venus is lucky to survive the 1497 bonfire that sought to destroy all items, especially art that were seen as a temptation to sin.…
Rece Pellersels Art History 261 An Analysis of Lilian Zirpolo’s Interpretation of Primavera It’s no question that Sandro Botticelli’s painting Primavera (Spring) has an emphasis on the femininity of women in the renaissance. In Lilian Zirpolo’s essay “Botticelli’s Primavera” she discusses the many different aspects that it served as a lesson to women in medieval society. In this essay I will discuss key points analyzing Zirpolo’s argument on the work’s femininity and function, comparing and contrasting Marilyn Stokstad’s arguments in reference to Zirpolo’s, and even my interpretation of the artwork and how it all comes back to relate to femininity.…
Venus was a well known Roman goddess with heighten senses in beauty, love , and sex. The Italian Renaissance bought out an era of success that enlighten many artists, musicians, writers and…
There are many definitions of beauty around the world and through the years. During the fifteen hundreds the term “beauty” was seen as simplicity in the classical sense. Similar to Plato’s sense of ideal beauty, which consists of symmetry and exactness, classical beauty appears simple. Michelangelo’s sculptures and his process of making them were influenced by Plato’s ideals. Michelangelo incorporated the use of symmetry and exactness throughout many of his sculptures to achieve objectivity.…
To match the holiness of these important religious figures, the background seems to act to the illusion of a beautiful landscape, a pastoral scene of “Eden” to suit. The lines are more sharper in comparison to Da Vinci’s atmospheric painting, and so a more crisp centerfold focus…