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    the piece is created in. Particularly‚ in the 10th-17th century there is a rebirth of classical ideas‚ in this case Venus. I will be analyzing two Venuses‚ The Venus of Urbino by Titian and the Venus of Rokeby by Velazquez. Specifically‚ how does time period as well as commissioner influence the painting? And does this cause a change in the symbolic meaning and connotation of Venus? The renaissance was a time of rebirth influenced by classical ideas. Many artists found inspiration from the Greeks

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    The birth of Venus is displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence‚ Italy. But originally Botticelli was commissioned to paint the work by the Medici family of Florence‚ specifically Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici under the influence of his cousin Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ close friend to Botticelli. The painting depicts the goddess Venus‚ having emerged from the sea standing on a seashell‚ arriving at the seashore. On Venus’ right is Zephyrus‚ God of Winds‚ he carries with him the gentle breeze Aura

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    Aphrodite of Melos

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    Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de milo) Greek artists tried to create ideal beauty. Statues were not made to represent real‚ living people‚ but they were carved to show how the human body should look like. The picture in front of you is a sculpture of Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de Milo‚ in Roman mythology). For hundreds of years‚ the statue remained buried in an underground cavern‚ where it had been damaged and discovered in two parts. It was in 1820 AD (anno domini) when a peasant named Yorgos found

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    Venus By Lucretius Essay

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    the reader into a fantastical world ruled by Venus. Creation and generation‚ nature and nurture‚ all lie within her realm. While perhaps foreign to modern audiences‚ such a world would have been familiar to Lucretius’ original Roman audience. In the next few lines‚ however‚ this familiar world experiences upheaval. Venus is usurped as Man becomes the protagonist. More specifically‚ Epicurus emerges as the champion of humanity. As the poem proceeds‚ Venus appears further stripped of significance‚ while

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    loved the cave paintings‚ I decided to research the Venus of Willendorf figurine. It is a prehistoric statue of a woman. There are similar statues as well. They are referred to as Venus Figurines and they are from the Aurignacian or Gravettian period of the upper Palaeolithic age. They were found from Western Europe to Siberia and were carved from ivory‚ bone‚ soft stone‚ or they were made from clay. The specific sculpture I chose was the Venus of Willendorf. It was found in 1908 by a man named Johann

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    Venus and Andy Warhol

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    and Warhol’s Art Works of Venus Sandro Botticelli created the beautiful‚ captivating‚ and norm breaking Birth of Venus. It depicts the story of the goddess Venus‚ having emerged from the sea as a full grown woman arriving at the shore. Painted in 1486‚ and with the medium of tempera on canvas‚ The Birth of Venus hangs in the Uffizi gallery in Florence Italy. This renaissance painting is huge and is 67.9 inches tall by 109.6 inches wide. Andy Warhol’s screen print Venus was done is 1984 and has

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    called the “Birth of Venus” depicted a rare aspect removed from medieval art; female nudity. To exemplify the physical beauty that the nude Venus promotes‚ this tempura on canvas is five feet and nine inches tall and nine feet and two inches wide . Botticelli’s creation digresses from previous medieval art by imposing individuality and humanistic qualities into each figure on canvas. The goddess Venus is the Roman equivalent to Greek goddess‚ Aphrodite. Botticelli’s placement of Venus in the center of

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    Venus Of Willendorf Essay

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    examined an ample amount of women statuettes. One of the most eminent of these sculptures is known as the Venus of Willendorf‚ which depicts a tiny figurine of a woman in 25‚000 BC. From its discovery‚ its popularity escalated not only for its rarity‚ but also for the evidence to achieve a better understanding of our ancestors’ creativity and culture. However‚ despite its amiability‚ the Venus of Willendorf still brings about an abundance amount of controversial issues of femininity and sexuality;

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    Venus Figurines Statues

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    The vast majority of prehistoric art was primarily created for religious purposes. For instance‚ Venus Figurines found in Europe‚ Stonehenge located in Southern England and the Passage Tombs all represent a presence of spiritual beliefs. During the Paleolithic and Neolithic era studies suggest humans began to progressively engage in religious behavior. Venus figurines are small statues of woman and they have been referred to as the “mother of goddess”. This indicates an immense possibility that

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    Venus Statue Analysis

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    modern day sculpture in the round that shares many attributes to Woman (Venus of Willendorf) found in Willendorf‚ Austria. ca. 25‚000-20‚000 (Sayre 5). Both statues have particularly voluptuous figures and are seemingly human. The only difference being the Venus statue is missing a head and clothing‚ whereas the Buddha statue is fully clothed. Although very different contexts‚ both figures seem to be objects of praise. The Venus figure’s praise comes more from a place of female standard of beauty‚

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