well-known paintings in the year 1538. This work‚ Venus of Urbino (Figure 1)‚ is an oil painting that depicts a nude young woman reclining on a couch or bed in the luxurious surroundings of a Renaissance palace. Created for the Duke of Urbino‚ Guidobaldo II Della Rovere‚ this work commemorated his wedding to Giuliana Varano that took place in 1534. Titian’s work‚ based on his master‚ Giorgione’s Sleeping Venus — completed in 1510 (Figure 2) — places Venus in an indoor setting‚ which engages her with the
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harnesses the prowess of light‚ contrast‚ and color in the painting‚ Mars and Venus‚ Allegory of Peace‚ to create an epitome of tranquility. The visuals of this piece are calming‚ and exude a feeling of contentment as you casually pass through the painting. The morning light featured in the composition brings forward images of peace and the dim remnants of night leave war and fighting in the background. A sleeping Venus is illuminated by morning light‚ resting on bright‚ clean white pillows. The
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Affairs "Ten Miles West of Venus" by Judy Troy is about a minister who visits a friend who stops attending Sunday service after her husband commits suicide. They have a conversation about the one time they kissed passionately. When the minister attempts to sway his friend into coming back to church‚ she admits to worrying about the people of their congregation being ashamed to have her part of their church because of the suicide. The minister admits that there might be a few people‚ but the majority
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Using the human body brings life to an art piece‚ a way to communicate. So‚ why nudity? To justly study the reason artist explored nudity in their artwork‚ we need to explore artist and their work through history to truly understand what embodies. Venus of Willendorf was formed 25‚000 years ago and made of stone (Getlein‚ 2010). This depiction of the female form is one of
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History of Western Art Alex Loewen 3/17/16 Venus at Vulcan’s Forge The painting that I chose to write about is Francois Boucher’s Venus at Vulcan’s Forge. This painting is a collection of four paintings completed for Jean-Francois Bergeret de Frouville. Boucher painted this particular painting in 1769. In the painting Venus is seen presenting her mortal son Aeneas and she wants Vulcan to make a sword for her son. The center of the painting is Venus floating on a cloud with Aeneas while Vulcan
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Compare and Contrast: Venus of Willendorf vs. Cycladic figures What is the difference between two figures that both represent the same basic idea? Give up? Well don ’t worry‚ by the time you are done reading this paper you will be fully versed in the answer to this interesting and quite debated question. Venus of Willendorf "was found on August 7th‚ 1908 during a systematic excavation in the ninth and highest layer of Site II in Willendorf‚ Austria by Josef Szombathy. The most recent estimate of
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human‚ a woman‚ is the so-called "Venus" of Willendorf‚ is a 11.1 cm (4 3/8 inches) high statuette of a female figure‚ discovered at a Paleolithic site in 1908 at a Aurignacian loess deposit near the town of Willendorf in Austria. It is now in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. The statue was carved from oolitic limestone‚ and was colored with red orche. It is dated 30‚000 and 25‚000 BC. Her great age and pronounced female forms quickly established the Venus of Willendorf as an icon of prehistoric
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In his “Venus at a Mirror” Paul Rubens presents the nude beauty of the goddess of Love‚ Venus. The artist portrays the goddess of love from a back view‚ seated in the center of his composition. An adolescent cupid is presented in the left foreground‚ holding a mirror with the reflection of Venus’ face on its surface‚ while a dark-skinned‚ exotic handmaid fills the upper right of the painting fondling the golden hair of the Venus. The three figures form a lunette that emphasizes the mirror that frames
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Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf) and Female personification (Tellus) were represent of the goddess and they came from different periods. Venus of Willendorf was found in Austria‚ discovered by archaeologist Joseph Szomabathy and dated in ca. 28‚000 - 25‚000 BCE. She is really tiny‚ she just height about 412 inches and the carved from limestone. Tellus is a very good work of the artist name Ara Pacis Augustus‚ It was found in Rome‚ Italy‚ dated in 13-9 BCE‚ Marble‚ and high 5’3”. It is the procession
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