Canova’s Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss‚
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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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Bronzino’s Venus‚ Cupid‚ Folly‚ and Time (c. mid 1540’s) is an astounding painting which includes intricate symbolism.# The painting has provoked much scholarly controversy and‚ to this day no one art historian can agree on what the overall idea of the painting is.# One source says that Bronzino was commissioned for this work not only as a demonstration of painterly excellence‚ but as a demonstration of Florentine intellectual cleverness‚ necessary both for the invention of the imagery and for
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In "Walking and the Suburbanized Psyche" Solnit sheds light on the fact that "an ancient and profound relationship between body‚ world‚ and imagination" are lost when walking is an undervalued action in our society. People are not treasuring the perks that come along with walking. Solnit believes the positive effects of walking include using it as a way of travel‚ as a cultural activity‚ and as a pleasure. Walking is being tossed aside and forgotten about. Mark Watney’s relationship to the landscape
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goddess’s hand in marriage. Despite Aphrodite’s marriage to Hephaestus she was known to have had many affairs with various gods and mortal men. One of Aphrodite’s most well known lovers was Ares‚ the god of war‚ who was the father of her son Eros or Cupid. As myth has it Helios one day discovered the affair between Ares and Aphrodite‚ and the sun god chose to inform her husband
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143 A Assignment 1 Word Count: Antonio Canova’s Sculpture: Psyche Revived by Love’s Kiss This statue follows a common theme about the Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses‚ which have always had an intriguing amount of drama. This in which gave the sculptors and artists of many decades time to express these feelings throughout their work. This particular sculpture is done by Antonio Canova about the story of Psyche and how Cupid awoke her with a kiss after completing tasks put forth to her by
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This was a fascinating video that touched on an array of topics related to dreams and the psyche. One of the things that I noted while watching the video was that Carl Jung wrote on the beginnings of Zen in Buddhism and studied Native American culture in his work. It was also interesting the thoughts that Jung had about the psyche. In the beginning of the video Jung discussed that the psyche is the “great danger”. The video went on to discuss the psychology of war‚ architecture‚ alcohol and drug
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The Representation of Psyche in A Streetcar Named Desire The characters of Blanche Dubois‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ and Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire are all representations of the basic parts of the human psyche. The three basic parts of the human psyche are: the Id (the sense of desire with disregard to consequences)‚ the Superego (the individual’s sense of right and wrong and guilt)‚ and the Ego (the mediator of the Id and Superego‚ trying to satisfy both at once). Despite the f
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David Colanzi 603-101-MQ (Sect. 23): Effective Reading and Writing Instructor: Brent Devine December 5th 2012 Word Count: 836 The Value of Nothing In the short story The Pearl written by John Steinbeck‚ throughout the story‚ Kino’s decisions and morals change by wanting and expecting more than what he currently has. Basically by expecting more out of the Pearl‚ Kino wanted to do good for his family. Steinbeck wants the readers to understand how something so small‚ this shiny pearl
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#2 Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss Antonio Canova (1757 – 1822)‚ considered the greatest sculptor of his time in Europe‚ and because he was his work became a model for many sculptors. Canova was known for the way he was able to represent Romantic Classicism‚ something that at the time was valued. He was able to take daring ideas and turn them into images that were seductive in elegance and form. One of Canova’s sculptures stayed true to his neoclassical approach. His sculpture titled Psyche revived
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