there are three main figures‚ which are at different parts of the painting. The three main figures are the Three Graces‚ Venus the god of love‚ and above Venus is Cupid the god of erotic love‚ and Cupid aims his bow towards the Three Graces. The Three Graces are performing a dance therefore their hands are all touching each other and cupid who is over them is “harrowing chastity” (“Primavera ((Allegory of Spring))” 1). At the top center of the painting‚ we see a figure that has smaller proportions
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marble‚ and depicts a woman (Aphrodite/Venus) nude‚ shyly covering her genitals while looking to her left while standing next to a cupid/cherub-like figure that is sitting atop of what appears to be a small whale of some sort. The statue’s right arm is broken off due to age‚ and the only fingers that remain on her left hand are her ring and pinky finger. The cupid/cherub and whale remain entirely intact. The statue as a whole seems just a tad bit under life-size‚ which I’m guessing is around
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How Relationships were Presented Through Sonnets in a Patriarchal Society By Marcelle Rowbotham This essay concentrates on the portrayal of male heterosexual love within two sonnet sequences. I will be analysing Pamphilia to Amphilanthus by Mary Wroth‚ and Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney. Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and Astrophil and Stella are cohesive in their themes of male hedonism‚ unpredictability and guile. At the time that these sonnets were written‚ females had very little power
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literature can be the deep meanings behind plays. When a play is read‚ the allusions‚ if there are any‚ are often overlooked. William Shakespeare uses two allusions to support the theme that love is complicated. These two allusions are the reference to Cupid‚ the mythical god of love and affection‚ and the reference to Aurora’s bed‚ the Roman goddess of the dawn. Interestingly‚ both of these figures are referenced in Act One. In Act One‚ Scene One‚ Romeo’s father‚ Montague‚ expresses concern for his
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Intro: Shakespeare has always come across as a legend in the writing world. In the following series of blogs I will be writing about one of Shakespeare’s most famous and well known plays; A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It includes love‚ betrayal and of course magic. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set in a forest where four troubled teens find themselves mixed among the deception of the fairies. In Shakespeare’s plays he always seems to produce a few monologues or soliloquies. During the following blogs
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The names Shakespeare‚ Owen‚ Tennyson and Browning are well renowned names in literature. Their poems and plays are loved by many and have earned praise across the years. Their pieces overflow with many emotions and controversial themes‚ all portrayed through many methods such as language structure and form. This essay will explore the ways strong feelings are portrayed in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare‚ ‘The send-off’ and ‘Dulce et decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen‚ ‘My last duchess’ by Robert
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As we would expect there are some differences‚ between these two sculptures. The fact that Augusta is male and Hatshepsut is female. Hatshepsut 1479-58 B.C.E is an enormous granite kneeling sculpture of female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. She assumes the authority of the king and creates a home of ecology around her kingship that described her as a divine birth‚ the way the oracle predicted that she would be come king. She ruled Egypt for more then two decades‚ she also commission a number of temples and
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and emotional appeals. At first glance the ad shows a well dressed man and woman sitting on a park bench in what looks like a park or even a garden. The man on the bench seems to be sleeping while the woman who appears to be his date is kissing a cupid like man floating above the bench. Also in the picture‚ is an apple tree that shades the bench that the couple is sitting on. Coincidentally‚ the tree also happens to be growing shiny‚ neon green apples to represent the flavor of the beverage. The
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a lot of pottery‚ sculpture and architecture art and are will known for its standing figures. Roman art seems to show beauty and nobility with an expression of life-like qualities. The first painting is by Lorenzo Lotto and is called Venus and Cupid and is oil on canvas painting and shows Venus sitting on a dark blue satin cloth with her weight resting on her arm. Her color is a pretty off white with a ribbon around her chest called diaphanous stophein which is worn by new brides. There is a
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of Cupid who was believed to be a boy with wings who has the ability to make people fall in love by shooting arrows at them. The artist has chosen to depict the figure with a blindfold‚ which could reference Cupid’s blindness‚ who is about the release his arrow while standing on top if a dolphin. He is also wielding an arrow‚ which is the weapon most associated with Cupid. The figure is often depicted standing close to or on top of a dolphin because it was believed that a dolphin saved Cupid from
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