The Birth of Venus

would say that Venus is the fairest of them all. In fact both of them were, because they were both the goddess of beauty, love, and fertility. But how could this be true? In the early years, most civilizations needed guides other than government, to explain their every action and guide them through life. Greek Mythology and Roman Mythology were both used to establish a boundary and a way of living for people in this time. Aphrodite, being the Goddess name for Greek Mythology. Venus being the…

portraits of Titan, we can see the influence by Bellini and Giorgio, but later Titan used lyrical tone on the natural paintings and the human body paintings. He created his unique style. The female figures in his paintings are particularly plump, such as "Venus of Urbino". It not only brings a visual direct temptation but also passes a sensory pleasure. He completely mastered the female nudity…

The Venus of Willendorf is a fertility goddess. This female goddess is worshiped by the Neolithic woman. This sculptures purpose was to survive from the Paleolithic period. Woman would hold the figure for her power during childbirth to ward off death. The Willendorf figure has no visible face making it concept more than a human. The figure emphasizes on her large breast and her stomach. Her genital looks swollen, perhaps unnatural in order to give her that goddess look. Her arms and her feet…

historical appearance. He must have imitated this from the dominant and famous paintings, which becomes the basis of his photography. The Venus goddess is reworking of the Velazquez “Las Meninas” characteristics. At the center of the photograph, the Venus goddess is represented as a legless girl suspended on a cage like round skirt. Witkin’s type of Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus,” is substituted by preoperative transsexual (Herve…

When considering the chart analysis, the ruling planet of the first house (the sign that appears on the horizon at the time of birth) is also the ruling planet of the person’s destiny. The houses are signs which are seen sequentially from the time of birth, which is the first house (also called the ascendant). The sign/house following the first house is the second house, the next one the third house, etc. The last one is the twelfth. Because…

society moved away from the religious focus of the Middle Ages and back towards the Classical views of ancient Greece and Rome, focusing on nature, humanism, and individualism. Sandro Botticelli, a Florentine painter known for works such as The Birth of Venus, captures the essence of this revolutionary time period in his numerous masterpieces. Today, he is recognized as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance. It is clear that the works of Sandro Botticelli left a lasting impact, which…

With the birth of the Renaissance in Italy during the 14th century, emerged new and radical ideas which contradicted the orthodox teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Renaissance writers and artists, such as Machiavelli, da Vinci, and Raphael, blatantly challenged these teachings and values through the use of increasingly influential philosophies such as secularism, individualism, and humanism in their work. Secularism, the idea that religion should not be integrated with matters of the…

My mother gave birth to me as she looked at the planet Venus, she said my birth was easy and I came into this world as the only girl she would ever have. Growing up with five brothers was anything but easy, it was a constant challenge of trying to prove my worth. There was no one to turn to or relate to and my mom worked all day, so I spent most of my childhood independently, never really relying on anyone but myself. By the 6th grade, my competitive spirit and independence translated to…

In Mars and Venus, An allegory of Peace, by Louis-Jean-Francois Lagrenee, it shows the Roman God Mars and the Roman Goddess Venus. It shows Mars’ sword and armor telling us that he is the God of War. The doves represent love, which tells us that this is indeed the Goddess of love. The story conveys the themes of seduction and innocence. The curtain helps it become a theatrical moment. Mars and Venus are the actors in the painting. Mars invites the viewers…

contributed to the decoration the Sistine Chapeland he Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance-era. That work is Birth of Venus. The painting was Venus and Mars and it’s completed around 1485 and the nineteenth-century. The Title of the painting intimidates the two mythological people who had a two-time affair. The Goddess of Love Venus who had unlawful relationship with the God of War Mars and she is still married to lame blacksmith Vulcan, who forged Cupid’s…