Venus Of Urbino Analysis

The three works of art that I have chosen to write about are “Venus” of Urbino, Spirit Spouse and Zenobia in chains. The Venus of Urbino was a painting made in 1538 in Florence, Italy. It depicts a Venetian courtesan woman lying down naked in a bed with provocative gestures. She has very fair skin and a Rubenesque body type. The 16th century was a time where women were depicted with a more curvaceous body type to express their wealth because in those times the thicker a man or a woman was the wealthier they were. Despite her being completely naked, titian decided to place her left hand on her body part to convey a sense of beauty, purity, modesty and as a sign of respect for Greek beliefs. Moreover, the Spirit spouse was made in the early 20th century in Ivory coast out of
These body features were purposely done to show admiration for a woman’s body. The Baule people were very spiritual people and believed that through the beautiful display of woman, the spirit spouses who are demons would be encouraged to enter a woman or man's body to become one. Furthermore, we have the sculpture the Zenobia in chains that was made by Harriet Hosmer in 1859 out of Marble. This sculpture presents Queen Zenobia when she was forced to march through the streets of Rome in chains. Queen Zenobia’s face is faced down with a straight face showing a bit of submission, however, her having her left foot forward and holding her chain was purposely done by Hosmer to show her strength. Hosmer allowed her breasts to stick out through her robe to express realness and femininity. Unlike both of the previous sculptures, Hosmer fully clothed Queen Zenobia as a sign of respect because she was a queen. All in all, these physical attributes that throughout different time periods have been a woman’s ideal body is still relevant and present in today's