Woman Of Willendorf Analysis

For thousands of years, Women have been a mysterious and majestic figure especially for art work. The woman they paint and carve represent many different beautiful things. In the years of the Ice Age, to the Greeks Bronze Age, and even in today's art work women are used in painting to show many different things. Although we may not understand why the created painted this, we can still see the beautiful ways of a woman's body. The Woman of Willendorf or also known as the Venus of Willendorf and the Cycladic figures are both examples of very beautiful woman sculptures. While they both are very unique with style and meaning, the two are very different and special in their own way.

The Woman of Willendorf or the Venus of Willendorf was found in 1908 by archaeologist named Joseph Szombathy. When the woman was discovered, it was founded at town of Willendorf in Austria. As Archaeologists continued the search for more of this figures, they believed that she was made between 30,000 and 25,000 BC which is during the Ice Age. The woman measured up to 110 mm in height. The woman was carved out of a type of limestone called oolitic limestone and the red tint to the statue was painted with red ochre. She was sculpted with her breasts and stomach enlarged which could possibly represent a woman that is pregnant. Her pubic area is emphasized possibly showing …show more content…
The Woman of Willendorf and the Cycladic figure are the same size in height. Meaning that they both could be used at a carrying object for good luck and a reminder of their woman at home. The two both have signs of reproduction as their pubic area is enlarged and their breast is swollen. They both had red ochre around the pubic area showing the woman's menstrual cycle. The two also were both naked showing off the beauty of a female's body. With the swollen stomach and the holding of the stomach, they both give off a sign of a new life being