The straight and curved lines appear “to work together to create an image of the wholeness and unity of creation” (Sayre 71). This painting has the creation of the universe as its theme. It characterizes a Chinese prostitute surrounded by representations of China like “pi” and the butterfly. In front of the prostitute, in the middle of the painting, is a red square is the characters symbolizing “female” and “Nu-Wa.” Nu-Wa was the Chinese divine creator.…
The piece can now be seen in Louvre Museum in France. The subject of the piece is the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ as a baby. During that 13th century, the Virgin Mary was favored to being the subject of many artworks. The piece represents the passion of love that Mary has for her son.…
The image in the centre is a completely formed male foetus, "Dieguito", the baby she desired for. The orchid was a symbol of a gift from her husband, Diego. The…
The woman is not dressed in modern clothing at the time of the work being painted in, but she is dressed in various robes. The Globe represents the use of map-making and how math plays a huge role when making maps. Maps need to be precise in order for them to be effective and math makes that happen when done right. On top of the map there is a snake, which “the snake, refers to the goddess ' ancient personification of the earth”(6). On the painting on the “right sits a sphinx that symbolically represents Egypt, where an early form of geometry was…
This famous renaissance painting shows quite literally the birth of Venus. Looking at the left of the painting there are two figures one is Zephyr, who is the west wind, the wind can been seen illustrated through a thin, white translucent lines flowing from their mouths.…
Many art historians believe that the Venus of Urbino was to be a teaching model to the young Giulia Verano (Collins). The painting has always been somewhat controversial as the eroticism is clearly visible historians still believe that there are multiple matrimonial allegories in the painting, the posy of roses and myrtle she holds in her hand often symbolize love. The faithful snoozing spaniel is a traditional symbol of fidelity and…
Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld is a painting done by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Although dealing with Greek mythology, in this case, the story about Orpheus and Eurydice, it was actually painted in the year 1861 in France where Corot lived for most of his lifetime from 1795 to 1875. It is an oil painting done on canvas with the canvas being 44 ⅜ X 54 ¾ inches in dimensions. (Arts of Europe). This painting was originally purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas using the funds provided by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund which was created when "Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment died in 1969," to "honor her love of painting and sculpture and to acquire masterworks for the museum in perpetuity."…
This painting called ‘The Turkey Bath’(1973) by Sylvia Slegh, the artist is a woman artist, and she is a realist artist. In this work, basically is shows from the feminist principles, the series of nude male in the poses that were traditionally associated with women, this work is kind of like the Turkish Bath(1862) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, the different is the work by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres is all nude female, Sylvia Slegh opposite the gender in the painting and she reverses a history of art in which men contemplate images of naked women. in some way it shows the woman artist can uses their work to shows the gender problem at that time…
The play possesses different types of supernatural and magical creatures and objects that advance the plot forward. The love-in-idleness flower represents the magical aspects of the play. “Legend says that at one time all pansies were white, and it was not until they were pierced by cupid’s arrow that they gained the purple and yellow colors. With the colors, however, came the magic power to be used in love potions,” (Szondy). Magic advances the plot forward and not only causes, but resolves problems.…
He Pyramus, the most handsome of youth and she Thisbe the loveliest of all the East lived in Babylon the houses were so close together you could practically hear what your neighbor was saying. Pyramus and Thisbe growing up right next to each other learned to love one another. They wanted to get married but their families forbid it to ever happen. “Love however can not be forbidden” (105).…
The “Abduction of Europa” is a beautiful eye-striking piece, due to its sophisticated use of color to illuminate every single detail with utmost care. The oil on canvas painting is located in the J. Paul Getty Museum East Pavilion, Gallery E202. The canvas presents a coastal scene of the Dutch’s Golden Age as in figure 1. The painting on the right of “Abduction of Europa” is the painting of Daniel and Cyrus before the Idol Bel…
On the other side of the wall is the same god, only this time she is riding an elephant. The elephant is a creature of wisdom and strength, which is what I feel is being represented through the painting, showing that the deity of strength and wisdom is looking upon us. The main center of…
Venus’s penis, the woman’s bloody handkerchief. Both women are masturbating- Venus’s large hand and the woman’s finger in her vaginal opening. Both men is interacting with his female counterpart. Both men have a sea symbol- the anchor and the net.…
There are two women looking at the man in an almost lustful perspective. There is also an eagle sitting close to the man which might represent the sheer power of the man. The setting of the painting is in the clouds which portrays high power and the man is even leaning on a cloud. The artist painted Jupiter and Thetis with definite…
Throughout history, artists have depicted women to uphold different ideals of beauty that directly correlated with the world around them. The Bust of Queen Nefertiti, depicting the grace and power of a dominant Egyptian queen that corresponds with both the views of women as well as idealized beauty of the Amarna period; the Venus of Urbino, a piece that portrays the ideals of beauty, of the Renaissance that still remains fairly unknown in purpose and depiction; and Judith Slaying Holofernes, picturing the high levels of drama as well as the overwhelming authority of the Catholic church common within the Baroque period through the portrayal of a strong and heroic woman. Though from different times, all of these works reflect upon the artistic…