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    Sandro Botticelli

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    itself and/or nature illustrated by the changes of seasons. Botticelli most famous figure was that of Venus‚ the goddess of love. She was incorporated into two of his most famous works‚ The Birth of Venus and Primavera. Most of Botticelli’s women had that typical hourglass figure to them . During the time period in which these works were created‚ women with the physical characteristics of Venus were considered to be the ideal feminine figure. These women were considered to be ideal because during

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    Being a Hero

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    as much grief as it does splendor. Aeneas is the son of Venus. This fact alone brings about much of the hero in him. Venus‚ a concerned mother‚ always looks out for her son. She does everything she thinks will help to ensure his safety and success. At the beginning of his journey from Troy‚ she prevents his death at sea. Juno has persuaded King Aeolus to cause vicious storms‚ rocking Aeneas’ fleet and nearly killing all of them. Venus then goes to Jupiter and

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    planet is a terrestrial body consists mainly of silicate or metal [3]. Some known rocky planets with substantial atmosphere such as Venus‚ Mars and Earth has a very different composition of atmospheric gas [4]. These planets experienced very different condition that causes the formation of current atmosphere. This essay will focus on the evolution of atmosphere on Earth‚ Venus‚ and Mars and compare the current atmospheric conditions of these planets. Furthermore‚ how the Earth’s atmosphere can sustain

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    Mercury: Roman Gods

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    craters and completely dry. There is no possibility of life on Mercury. Mercury has no moons. Venus Venus is called after the Roman Goddess of love and beauty. Venus is 0.72 AU from the Sun. The diameter of Venus is 12‚104 kilometres‚ or 7‚521 miles. Venus’s average orbital speed is 35 km/s. Venus orbits round the sun in 224.68 days. A day on Venus would take 243 Earth days. The atmosphere of Venus is mostly

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    Serena Williams

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    the age of five. Serena and her older sister Venus began daily two-hour practices with her father. Her father home-schooled Serena and her sister Venus and to this day‚ Serena Williams remains coached by both her parents. In 1995‚ when Serena was in the ninth grade‚ her father pulled both Serena and Venus out of school‚ and began coaching both of his daughters at their home. Subsequently‚ Serena turned pro that same year‚ and‚ along with her sister Venus‚ enjoyed a run of prestigious victories. Two

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    This artist was of great influence in Titian’s career as a painter. Giorgione influenced was influential for his tonal approach to painting and for his landscape style‚ which was atmospheric and evocative. Titian was also influenced in his choice of subject matter in that his commission developed from the derived from the

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    Beauty Is Nude

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    Beauty Is Nude On your left corner the sky is a dark shade of blue with a full white cloud‚ two human like figures are covering this cloud. One is a female‚ while the other is a male. The male is of a tanned completion‚ while the female is of lighter completion. These two figures have angel like wings that cover the cloud in the sky. Their wings are of a dark color‚ which are big and powerful. The male and female are both hugging one another‚ the male is nude the only thing covering his private

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    these two ancient civilizations. For instance when a person thinks of the goddess of love they may think of Venus or Aphrodite and think that they are one and the same. They are not though‚ Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and Venus her Roman counter part. When thinking of the God of Love‚ Cupid is the first that comes to mind and therefore‚ he should be Aphrodite’s son but he is Venus’ son. Along with their different names‚ they have many variations as to how they were born how they lived

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    Female Figurines Analysis

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    communication‚ and once established made it easier. Through this form of communications‚ it is possible that the people in this era used the Venus figurines as a symbol of female interaction and mating. Although the fertility theory is understandable it does not fully apply to all Venus figurines. Some of the figurines have big chests‚ hips‚ and abdomen‚ while others like the Venus of Eggendorf am Walde has a smaller chest‚ waist‚ and a bigger hip area‚ leaving it to be missing the pregnant like abdomen. There

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    THE IDEALISED BODY

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    MOSINYIEMANG OTHUSITSE OTHMOS001 THE IDEALISED BODY This research seeks to compare and contrast the following paintings by; Titian’s‚ Venus of Urbino. 1538‚ Edouard Manet’s‚ Olympia. 1863 and Lucian Freud’s Naked Portrait (Kate Moss). 2002 by looking at “The Idealised Body” in relation to the issues of “gaze‚ looked-at-ness‚ voyeurism‚ objectification as well as notion of the woman as an object of pleasure for a male viewer by the male artist. These works are all painted on different times‚ Titians

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