human‚ a woman‚ is the so-called "Venus" of Willendorf‚ is a 11.1 cm (4 3/8 inches) high statuette of a female figure‚ discovered at a Paleolithic site in 1908 at a Aurignacian loess deposit near the town of Willendorf in Austria. It is now in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. The statue was carved from oolitic limestone‚ and was colored with red orche. It is dated 30‚000 and 25‚000 BC. Her great age and pronounced female forms quickly established the Venus of Willendorf as an icon of prehistoric
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In his “Venus at a Mirror” Paul Rubens presents the nude beauty of the goddess of Love‚ Venus. The artist portrays the goddess of love from a back view‚ seated in the center of his composition. An adolescent cupid is presented in the left foreground‚ holding a mirror with the reflection of Venus’ face on its surface‚ while a dark-skinned‚ exotic handmaid fills the upper right of the painting fondling the golden hair of the Venus. The three figures form a lunette that emphasizes the mirror that frames
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Botticelli ’s Birth of Venus is one of the most cherished artworks of the Renaissance period. In this piece the goddess Venus emerges from the sea upon a shell aligned with the myth that explains her birth. Her shell is pushed to the shore from winds being produced by the wind-gods‚ along with a shower of roses. As Venus is about to step onto the shore‚ a Nymph reaches out to cover her with a cloak. Venus is exemplified as a beautiful and pure goddess. Her portrayal as a nude is significant in
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The Venus Factor Review The Venus Factor is a diet and fitness system created especially for women. The program takes a revolutionary approach to weight loss for women in its potential for transforming the female body. This program is creating a buzz of excitement world-wide because it works. The Venus Factor Review: Exclusive Weight Loss Program For Women Most women are very critical about their body. We very often let our lifestyles takeover. We end up putting on a few pounds‚ sitting behind
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Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf) and Female personification (Tellus) were represent of the goddess and they came from different periods. Venus of Willendorf was found in Austria‚ discovered by archaeologist Joseph Szomabathy and dated in ca. 28‚000 - 25‚000 BCE. She is really tiny‚ she just height about 412 inches and the carved from limestone. Tellus is a very good work of the artist name Ara Pacis Augustus‚ It was found in Rome‚ Italy‚ dated in 13-9 BCE‚ Marble‚ and high 5’3”. It is the procession
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painted The Birth of Venus. The painting is one of the most known works of the Renaissance and a lasting symbol of feminine grace and beauty. Since Renaissance also means “rebirth‚” in the piece‚ Botticelli focuses on the birth of love in the world by depicting a beautiful nude woman coming to life in a tropical landscape. Botticelli’s work now hangs at the Uffizi Gallery‚ a prominent art museum located in central Florence‚ Italy. The unrealistic‚ innocence‚ and purity image that Venus has on her birth
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HackmannMythological Companies Gillette Venus How you ever noticed how many Mythological places or figures are used in the names or logos of companies today? Although many people don’t believe in the Greek and Roman gods‚ they are very famous‚ or sometimes infamous‚ because of their fascinating stories. Many business owners use mythological figures to help portray their company’s product or service. Gillette Venus‚ for example‚ bases their name off of the Roman goddess Venus‚ also known as the Greek god
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Even though Venus‚ the Roman goddess of love and beauty‚ was important to the ancient Greeks‚ she still is today‚ to the people of modern society. There are two different myths about how Venus came to be. The first myth states that she came up from the sea as a fully developed woman‚ with Uranos being her father‚ and having no mother. The other myth says that she is the daughter of Jupiter‚ the king of the gods‚ and Dione. (Kamil 2). The Roman goddess Venus was so immensely beautiful‚ that she could
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The Effects of Insects on Carnivorous Plants Digestion process of Venus Fly Trap Siddarth Pillai Hour 3 Honors Biology The Effect of Insects on Venus Fly Traps Research Question: How long does it take for a venus fly trap to digest an insect? I. Introduction: Venus Fly Traps are both heterotrophs and autotrophs meaning that they create their own food and get food from other insects. The Venus flytrap is known as the Dionea muscipula; it is a carnivorous plant native to the swamplands of North
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Mariam Ahmad Art History 102 April 28‚ 2011 Artemisia Gentileschi‚ Venus and Cupid‚ ca. 1625-30. Oil on canvas‚ 38 x 56 5/6 inches. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts‚ Richmond‚ VA. Artemisia Gentileschi’s Venus and Cupid is a painting of an angel caressing a woman resting on the bed. In actuality‚ the painting is about Venus‚ the Goddess of Love‚ who is asleep in a very luxurious and classical environment. While she is asleep‚ Cupid diligently wields a peacock-feathered fan to keep away pests
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