The Birth of Venus

more religious focus, painting humans was not highly intellectual in the renaissance, but now there's a less religious focus on figure therefore painting and sculptures began to focus on the human bodies. This is shown in the art works of The Birth Of Venus, The Last Supper and David's Sculpture.…

The two paintings I chose to compare and contrast were Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe and The Birth of Venus. Both paintings were created in different time periods. Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe was created in 1862-1863 by Èdouard Manet. The Birth of Venus was created in 1484-1486 by Sandro Botticelli. When you look at both paintings there are many similarities you can point out just by looking at them. Although they were made in two different eras of time, the paintings have more in common than one would…

(Lightbown). Botticelli’s work truly represents the spirit of the Renaissance because his paintings embody the new values of questioning authority, celebration of the individual, and focus on scholarship. Botticelli’s paintings “Primavera” and the “Birth of Venus” demonstrate the Renaissance value of challenging authority by challenging the church as well as Christian values. Although pagan imagery such as Greek and Roman mythology grew more common during the Renaissance period, many priests and…

painting of The birth of Venus. Artist Sandro Botticelli completed this work of patronage for the Medici family. Using tempera on panel this piece is about 9 feet high and 6 feet wide, creating a larger than life element to this piece. This piece was originally titled La nascita di Venere and today can be viewed in the Uffizi Gallery, but was originally for the villa of Castello owned by the Medici family. This famous renaissance painting shows quite literally the birth of Venus. Looking at…

Aphrodite: A Masterpiece of Love Aphrodite was the goddess of love, desire, and beauty. Known as Venus to the Romans, she also goes by many other names: Acidalia, Cytherea, Pandemos, and Cerigo (godchecker.com). She possessed a magical girdle that attracted people and filled their thoughts with desire. The goddess of love had many people worshiping her because they believed she would bring them love from the people were attracted to (talesbeyondbelief.com). The seductive nature of Aphrodite…

center, the Roman goddess Venus, is surrounded by a group of mythological figures, including Mercury and a blindfolded Cupid (“Botticelli’s Primavera”). Botticelli is also able to challenge the authority of the church through his painting the “Birth of Venus”. Commissioned by the Medici family and created in 1486, the “Birth of Venus” depicts the Roman goddess Venus emerging from the sea on a shell, based on a Roman myth that explains her birth (“Botticelli’s Birth of Venus”). Botticelli’s…

first movement in this time period was known as humanism. Humanism was the study of anything that had to do with human nature. This movement went on to develop a new knowledge about the arts. A knowledge that helped create Sandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi…

project I will contrast two works of art. Starting with the literary art piece, an epic poem written by Angelo Poliziano, named Stanze per la Giostra, in 1480 Italy. The visual work being a painting by Sandra Botticelli titled The Birth of Venus. Botticelli's The Birth of Venus was painted in approximately 1485 in Italy and it carries an classical style. Using both the visual and literary outlets I will compare the theme with the mood of the works of art. Including cultural influence and the…

Titian’s Venus of Urbino is a perfect example. Similar to humanism, this piece of art emphasizes physical beauty. In this painting, Venus, a goddess lacks characteristics that a goddess would typically possess. For instance, in this painting one can notice her seductive expression on her face, which would be seen as risqué in the Middle Ages. In addition, Titian was successful in using perspective when crafting this painting. As you can see, the young girl in the background, possibly Venus’…

With in this investigation of the Venus and the Venus figure having the gaze directed at the viewer. This investigation will be looking at how the gaze and the nude female figure have changed over the centuries due to the advancement of women 's place in the world. The woman’s gaze is when the artist puts the characters eyesight directly at the viewer. This is something that is an artist choose to use to make a point to show the viewer that the woman is the desired object but also the one who is…