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    Angolo Bronzino: An Allegory with Venus and Cupid 1540-1550 57 ½ x 46” This strange and erotic painting‚ was painted by‚ Angolo Bronzino somewhere in the mid 1540’s. Its obscure images‚ exaggerated poses‚ and graceful forms are characteristic of the mannerist period. It is said to have been commissioned by Cosimo de Medici the Grand Duke of Tuscany‚ which was then given as a gift to King Francis‚ who was known for his “lusty appetites”. This is a very dynamic

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    "RAWR!" You hear as a giant three hundred foot Venus fly trap comes falling out of the sky. You’ve only heard legends of the Venus fly trap known as John. She goes around destroying entire planets which it why Mars‚ Jupiter‚ and Planet X is now just a figment of the imagination. As John goes rampaging through you start seeing the Nova Squadron forming a huge shield using the galactic rift fleet. Now let’s go back to the birthplace of John. John was a science experiment that came from the planet

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    In The Myth of Mars and Venus‚ Deborah Cameron explores the claims about gender and language and its consequences in today’s society. Cameron titles her book a ‘myth’ due to two reasons. The first sense is the commonly known definition of a myth: “a widespread but false belief” regarding the notion that men and women have different ways in using language to communicate with each other (Cameron‚ 3). ‘Myth’ is also used in the sense that it is a story of the identity of an individual and what has shaped

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    Separate standards Representations of Sarah Baartman marked a new tendency toward linking the savage to raw sexuality (Abrahams‚ 1998: 227). Baartman‚“The Hottentot Venus” was representative of primitive sexuality and ugliness. She became an icon of the commodification of the female black body and the exploitation of female black sexuality (Ruiz‚ 2013: 137). Fascination with Baartman stemmed from the stark difference of her body from the standard body shape that was expectant of woman in Britain

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    Vatican as well as one of the most rich and powerful Florentines of his time‚ Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici‚ Botticelli was hugely popular in his own day. His most magnificent work‚ the Primavera‚ as well as The Birth of Venus‚ Camilla and the Centaur‚ and Mars and Venus contain entirely mythological figures whose significances have been debated by various art historians for centuries. Born as Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni (Filpeppi was his real last name‚ but it is said to only really have

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    Review #1 Tuesday Feb. 9‚ 2010 3:30-4:45 Crais Scully‚ Clifton and Pamela. Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus. New Jersey: Princeton University Press‚ 2010. Crais and Scully‚ have meticulously and skillfully pieced together the life and times of Sara or Sartjee Baartman. The Authors have given us insight as to whom Sara Baartman the Gonaqua woman was opposed to the Hottentot Venus that she was worldly famous for. For centuries Sara Baartman has embodied westerner’s ideologies of the primitive

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    this period practiced giving their pieces the ability to be viewed from all sides. Also‚ Some artists experimented with the use of transparency of clothing‚ and the flexibility of the poses. notable pieces over that time were Laocoon and His Son’s‚ Venus de Milo‚ and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The similarity between all these pieces is the incredible amount of movement that is displayed in a motionless sculpture. Not only was this time a great change for sculptures‚ but also potters‚ painters

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    end around 10‚000 years back. The Paleolithic is age is often referred to as the stone age. The Neolithic era started in 10‚000 BC in the middle east and is often referred to as the New Stone Age. Some of the earliest fertility figures are Venus of Hohle Fels‚ Venus Of Willendorf‚ Akua

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    grammar school. His headmaster called for him and met at his cabin. In the office he has three statues‚ which at that point hadn’t any significant meaning. Boy did not even know what they were. Later on Golding got the knowledge that this statues were Venus of Milo‚ Leopard and The Thinker. The headmaster wanted to make the boy think but he somehow failed. Boy didn’t focus on what a adult said to him‚ but he focused on the statues. This is how a journey connected with thinking begins for Golding. In

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    The Birth of Venus is a masterpiece created by Sandro Botticelli in the year 1482‚ this masterpiece was created during the renaissance era. The Birth of Venus depicts the Greek goddess Aphrodite which later on was adapted by the Roman in their culture as Venus. The Birth of Venus was commissioned by the Medici Family which was a very influential family during the Renaissance. Differently‚ from artwork from previous eras Botticelli did not create a piece of art that represented a Christian legend

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