Venus of Willendorf

second objects that contain similar features are the small “venus” figurines from Russia. These figurines date back approximately 20,000 years. We see can see that these two similar objects do not differ too much in the time in which they were created. A conclusion can be made that the piece could have been created around this time period. Also, both of these objects measure similar height. The Woman from Willendorf measures 11 cm while the “venus” figurines measure 15 cm. The small size…

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…

The sculpture Apoxyomenos is the first work of art that will be examined in this critical study. Apoxyomenos or The Scraper (fig 16-24) is a sculpture in-the-round carved from marble as a copy of a Greek sculpture originally cast in bronze. It is a three-dimensional depiction of an athlete taking off oil and dirt with a strigil, or scraper, while reliving the victory achieved. Also it is a graceful display of the human body and embodiment of the uplifted view of Greek and Roman athletes.…

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see," once said Edgar Degas. Sandro Botticelli created the "Birth of Venus," around the 1480's to do exactly that; to make the world see the goddess Venus in his own portrayal. Specifically about the artist, Botticelli, is little known around the world until this piece of artwork was created. The journal states, "This preeminence may be due to chance only, but to some will rather appear a result of deliberate judgment; for people have begun to…

different perspectives. Art is used to represent different views such as attitudes, vows, victory, agreements, and many others. A couple of famous examples known to almost everyone around the world are the sculpture of the Paleolithic Woman from Willendorf and the Egyptian Khafre. Both are symbols of great people from the history and considered as heroes from the past. They are the sculptures of human beings that are worth memorable. However, these arts have different views and are different in…

representations have been used to glorify women and show their significance in life. In this paper four different art pieces will be explored that are significant to the art world and representative of the female figure. These works of art are Venus of Willendorf, The Birth of Venus (Botticelli), Woman Holding a Balance, and self-portrait. All of these pieces of art have a different way of portraying women that is unique. These four works of art are examples of the difference in appearance,…

The thesis of Nelson’s 1990 essay about the “Venus” figurines of the upper Paleolithic era is that anthropology is itself recirculating unfair and poorly thought-out gender norms in its imposition of meaning onto the figurines. Her most important points are less about the Venus figures themselves, and more about the role of gender. Even within academia, she observes a trend involving the recirculation of imposing gender norms onto artifacts without any real evidence for it (Nelson 12). Nelson…

People apprehend and receive evidence of the history of humanity through all forms of art. From prehistoric depictions of animals on cave walls to the red hued walls of the Alhambra, deceased artists focused their time on their art to express numerous of worldwide human revelations for thousands of years. Art and Architecture is what binds the world together through ideals and stories like the civilization that made parietal art, how the Great Pyramids were made, how Islamic art mixed with math,…

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. Family Venus had two main divine lovers her husband Vulcan…

Throughout the ages art has went through many fazes or styles, some styles undergo scrutiny from those styles that followed, others accepted and built onto that style to create art that will always be notable. One aspect that has been under the microscope is the naked human body and how those time periods viewed nudity. Eras like the Upper Paleolithic and Aegean saw the female naked body as a way to bring luck to women during childbearing and fertility. Other cultures like the Ancient Greek and…