for what he considered to be a successful artwork. Most successful renaissance paintings follow his criteria‚ incorporating values such as science‚ math‚ Humanism‚ the classical styles of Rome/Greece‚ mythology and Christianity. Both the Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli and Trinity with the Virgin by Masaccio have incorporated some of these values in the artwork. Although both are considered to be high pieces of art from this era‚ I believe Alberti would prefer Trinity with the Virgin
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known as terrestrial planets and jovian planets. The terrestrial planets are composed primarily of rock and metal. They also generally have high densities‚ slow rotation‚ solid surfaces‚ no rings‚ and few satellites. These planets include Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ and Mars. On the other hand‚ the jovian planets are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. They generally have low densities‚ rapid rotation‚ deep atmospheres‚ rings‚ and numerous satellites. These planets include Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus
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Mayans mainly focused on Venus and the Sun. They had a calendar‚ which predicted both solstices and equinoxes and is infamous for ending at December 21st‚ 2012. The calendar was also very precise and could anticipate eclipses and the revolution of Venus give or take a day for every 6‚000 years. The reason for this accuracy was that astronomical observations made by priests were passed down by generations. Venus: No civilization knew more about Venus than the Mayans. Venus was thought to be the companion
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were not considered a woman unless you had curves. Evidence of this body image can be dated back to prehistoric times with the miniature statue of Venus of Willendorf. Venus of Willendorf was discovered in the Danube River‚ located in Austria. This statue is said to have dated back 25‚000 years ago (Venus‚ n.d.). Christopher Whitcombe (2000) describes Venus of Willendorf as: A sculpture that shows a woman with a large stomach that overhangs but does not hide her pubic area. A roll of fat extends around
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issues when it comes to love but the story of Venus and Adonis prove this wrong by depicting the wrath of the gods causing the demise of loved ones. Ovid’s Metamorphoses illustrates how animal’s savagery is much stronger than love and how insatiable passion never ends well. More specificity Ovid’s story of Venus and Adonis shows what the Roman’s thought of life and love by giving the reader an insight into the thoughts and actions of the goddess of love. Venus loves the boy Adonis more than anything she
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definite paths called orbits. 3. What are the members of the Solar System? ANS. The members of the Solar System are Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ Neptune‚ Earth‚ Venus‚ Mars‚ and Mercury. 4. What is the basis for classifying a planet as an inner or an outer planet? Which are the inner planets? The outer planets? ANS. The Mercury‚ Venus‚ Earth‚ and Mars are called the inner planets. The outer planets are Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Uranus‚ and Neptune. 5. Which Planets are small? Large? Which are Earth-like
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Title: Plate depicting the story of Perseus and Andromeda (1524) Artist: Nicola da Urbino Collection: Italian Renaissance This plate illustrates the story of the valiant hero Perseus (a demigod) as he saves the princess Andromeda from a sea monster. The greek myth says that Andromeda’s mother had said that her daughter’s beauty was greater than that of Poseidon’s companions. An angry Poseidon‚ sent off a sea monster to their land. The plate shows Andromeda chained up to a tree‚ the sea monster at
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his painting career was unsuccessful‚ after his death his paintings became more popular and demanding. One of his famous painting‚ La Primavera was created after Sandro Botticelli’s’ The Birth Of Venus. In Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus‚ Venus is younger and more youthful. In La Primavera‚ Venus is more mature and is older. La Primavera was created during the Florence Renaissance‚ which was the rebirth of the political and economic of Florence. In La Primavera‚ Sandro Botticelli’s purpose
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Grace Furtwengler CLS 121 04/10/12 Aphrodite/Venus According to the ancient Greeks‚ the beautiful goddess Aphrodite exemplified the attributes of love‚ procreation‚ beauty‚ and gracefulness. However‚ she showed her wrath to those who neglected or despised her supremacy. She acquired great power to persuade the gods and men by using her lustful ways to carry out her plans. Venus‚ the Roman version‚ characterized attributes of pure love‚ vegetation‚ and chastity in women. The divine goddess
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In Roman myth‚ he calls Cupid‚ his mother is Venus and his father is Iris. Frankly speaking‚ Cupid and Psyche’s love story is one of my favorite stories among Greek mythology. That’s why I chose this story to perform in our presentation. Now‚ let me narrate their long story as follows. Psyche was a beautiful princess of a little-known small city-state in Greece. People in the city-states had a temple to respect the goddess of love and beauty—Venus and they always gave the best offerings dedicated
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