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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With the development of science and technology‚ our life is of great convenience. However‚ life also bounds with problems‚ since the development is exchanged with the cost of the consumption of energy and bringing lots of contamination. Although there is a growing awareness of finding solutions for these problems for people all over the world‚ I still disagree with the statement that the most important problems in today’s world will be solved in our lifetime. The first reason I want to put forward
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Have you ever found yourself feeling left in the cold without a clue when a friend speaks up and says‚ “Great‚ Mercury is about to retrograde again.”? Me either. But it is a subject that has gained my full attention recently. I am by no means an astrology buff‚ but I know that Mercury is one of the planets that receive the most attention‚ at least from the little that I have read. While the different planets‚ stars‚ and space in general has never been one of my top priorities‚ I do love research
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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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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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relative points and insights relating to sculpture of the Paleolithic era‚ specifically the Venus of Willendorf‚ through the essays of Christopher Witcombe. Venus is a term that has long been associated with artwork‚ most specifically the classical forms of beautiful women. The term Venus has also come to represent female sculptures of the Paleolithic era. The most notable of these female sculptures is the Venus of Willendorf‚ 24‚000-22‚000 BCE. The age of the figurine has been changed several times
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Mainstream scientific organizations concur with the assessment that most of the temperature increases since mid-20th century has been caused by growth in the atmosphere greenhouse gas concentrations produced by human activity. While there are arguments in favour of natural cause of the global warming‚ I think on balance that the arguments against carry greater weight. A common skeptic argument is that climate has changed naturally in the past‚ long before SUVs and coal-fired power plants‚ and
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The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is the effect of heat in the atmosphere which is causing more problems in the earth. The gases in the atmosphere‚ warmth from the sun would rebound back into space. Lot of gas in the air causes a large amount heat to be engrossed into the atmosphere also the heat of the sun’s energy warmth the world’s atmosphere. This Enhanced Green House effect experiment is to demonstrate that earth’s heat may be increasing because of the atmosphere in earth
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