Venus de Milo is a marble sculpture designed and created by Alexandros of Antioch. The sculpture is believed to resemble Aphrodite‚ the goddess of love. She is presented with a beautiful face‚ wavy pulled back hair and a draped cloth resting at the waist. Venus de Milo is filled with mystery due to her missing arms and where she was found. There are raised questions if Venus de Milo is Aphrodite or if she is the sea goddess‚ Amphitrite. The mysterious sculpture has raised this question. What was
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Once hung in a Medici villa‚ Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus‚ ca. 1485‚ is one of the most treasured artworks of the Renaissance. The composition is opened up more‚ compared to Botticelli’s Primavera‚ a similar styled painting done a few years prior. The central figure in this tempera painting is the goddess Venus (also known as Aphrodite in Greek mythology). She graces us with her presence by floating to the shore‚ pushed from the winds of gods (Zephyr accompanied by Chloris)‚ on a seashell
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Venus of Willendorf: The Image of Beauty and Survival The Venus of Willendorf illustrates the characteristics of a woman in a utopian society because her figure demonstrates a society in which there is a stable food supply‚ and her most feminine features‚ breasts‚ hips and buttocks‚ are accentuated as a symbol of beauty and survival. According to PBS‚ “It was discovered on the banks of the Danube River‚ in Austria‚ and it was most likely made by hunter-gatherers who lived in the area.” During ancient
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The Birth of Venus (1635) ------------------------------------------------- Nicolas Poussin ------------------------------------------------- Sean E. Masih Art History 102 August 25‚ 2013 While the Philadelphia Museum of Art may not house some of the more famous artwork from the Baroque period‚ their acquisition of Poussin’s “Birth of Venus” was nothing short of a savvy purchase. Hungry for Western currency‚ the painting was sold by the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in 1930 under
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Venus and Serena Williams Venus and Serena Williams are nationally known tennis players‚ who have made their mark in history by being the first African American sisters to play against each other. Venus and Serena started at an early age working towards Olympic medals‚ coveted awards‚ and national championships. By the time Serena reached aged seventeen‚ she had fifteen career titles‚ and Venus had twenty-five career titles by the time she reached age nineteen. Venus and Serena are professional
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painting remains in Florence and is hung in the Uffizi Gallery (“Birth of Venus by Botticelli”). This was made during the time of the Renaissance in which people had become more open minded. Venus was one of the first non-biblical nude figure in Italian art. This was very different than works done by other painters because before this painting‚ not many nude women were painted in Italy (“Birth of Venus” 2). The Birth of Venus was the first big painting done on a canvas during the Renaissance in Florence
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called that because she was born from white foam produced by the severed genitals of Ouranos. Venus was the Roman goddess of love‚ beauty‚ sex‚ fertility‚ prosperity‚ and victory. She was named Venus because “Venus” means “love‚ sexual desire.” Venus was also born from white foam‚ but it was produced by the severed genitals of Caelus. Aphrodite had many symbols‚ some being doves‚ roses‚ and conch shells. Venus also had many symbols‚ some being doves‚ roses‚ and snakes. Aphrodite rules over all love
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in the sunrays and photosynthesizing‚ it lures preys in by secreting sweet nectar. This intriguing eukaryotic plant has a unique anatomical function‚ out of the ordinarily expected geographical location‚ and is something that can be grown. The venus fly trap was studied by Carolus Linnaeus and later by Charles Darwin. To figure out how this plant survived or simply operated with its’ sensory hairs was fascinating to them. Though one may think this plant is found in tropical places‚ its’ location
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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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