Art History 15 September 2008 Manet’s Olympia Artist and people viewing the art work have always had a fascination with the female nude. Even when I was a child my attention was captured by the nude art not because I was a kid and I saw a nude lady ‚ but it forced me to wonder more about why the female nude was so amazing as a tool for art and why this is repeated so many times throughout the centuries. One female nude painting in particular was the subject of controversy and exposed the
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Venus and Cupid by Lorenzo Lotto is definitely one of the most unusual paintings when viewed through 21st century eyes. The painting depicts Venus lying on her left side‚ naked‚ and Cupid standing about a foot behind her. Inspired by ancient marriage poems‚ known as “epithalamia‚” the painting was apparently painted to celebrate a wedding and Venus’s body type and facial features were taken from that of the bride to be’s. The painter included a few items in the picture that relate to Venus and to
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Earth’s moon. Colonization of those bodies is in fact much less desirable than orbital colonization‚ even though Mars and the Moon are the only practical solid bodies suitable for colonization in the solar system‚ at least for the next few centuries. Venus is far too hot. Mercury experiences extreme temperatures‚ as the days and nights are so long. Jupiter‚ Saturn‚ Neptune‚ and Uranus have no solid surface i.e. they have a gaseous surface. Pluto is very far away. Comets and asteroids have too little
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Venus in furs is the story of a man who loves one woman so much that he chooses to become her slave in order to not lose her. Severin meets his Venus in furs one night in a garden near his home; a red-headed woman with pale white skin and piercing green eyes. The first time he sees her‚ he runs away from her‚ but the second time‚ on his balcony‚ they make their acquaintances. She says that she was made curious about him from a picture he left in one of the books he lent her. So they discuss their
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Joe Landis Block 1 Mr. Craft Research Report Joe Landis i The Planet Venus iii Introduction iii The Surface iii The Atmosphere iii Volcanoes v Magellan Mission v Work Cited Page vii The Planet Venus Introduction The planet we know as Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our solar system. The Planet is also the brightest if we were looking at it from earth. According to a some information I have found it "is the third brightest celestial object in the sky (after the
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The venus fly trap is a carnivorous plant. That means that it gets some of its nutrients from eating living things like insects and spiders. If you’ve never seen a venus flytrap before‚ they look like a flower with mouths at the ends of some of the leaves. The “mouths” look like they have teeth all the way around them and they are opened wide until they are ready to eat. The venus fly trap isn’t going to try to eat until its prey lands on it or moves across it two times. It waits because it doesn’t
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PLANET VENUS Ladies and gentlemen‚ today you are going to witness the most exceptional and gorgeous alien in the universe from the planet Venus! Venera! Let us give her a round of applause. TRANSLATION Good day people of the Earth! You once believe that my planet is your morning star and evening star. After the Sun and the Moon it is the brightest object in your night-sky. My planet is Venus‚ my name is Venera and my people are Venerians. Venus was once like earth but as the sun expands
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Venus‚ Claudio Bravo. Venus is an oil on canvas painting done by Claudio Bravo in 1979. Through the use of oil on a canvas medium allows the artist to blend alike colors creating a variety of tints and shades. Bravo blends his colors to add value to the painting‚ through these refined changes it creates an illusion making the painting feel almost three dimensional. This painting was likely done in one sitting. Bravo’s usage of shapes defines a woman’s bodies in loving‚ feminine‚ and tender emotion
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McClain Professor Green Honors English III Final Copy 13 February 2013 My Dream Trip to Venus At last I was at takeoff. 5…4…3…2…1…0… BLAST OFF! I was screaming‚ like I was on the world’s fastest roller coaster. Then in a flash‚ I was in outer space heading towards Venus. My name is Francesca‚ I’m 18 years old and it has always been my dream to become an astronaut and make it to Venus. Finally it has come true; my dream has come true. This is the story of how my dream came true.
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F. The Birth of Venus was created on canvas with the use of tempera paint. Botticelli would hand grind a material that changes according to the light that it reflects‚ also known as pigment. The powdered pigments are traditionally mixed with egg yolk which dries quickly and stays firmly in place (Saitzyk‚ 245). During the Renaissance‚ fabric such as canvas were used instead of the popular wooden panel. As tempera
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