Compare and Contrast: Venus of Willendorf vs. Cycladic figures What is the difference between two figures that both represent the same basic idea? Give up? Well don ’t worry‚ by the time you are done reading this paper you will be fully versed in the answer to this interesting and quite debated question. Venus of Willendorf "was found on August 7th‚ 1908 during a systematic excavation in the ninth and highest layer of Site II in Willendorf‚ Austria by Josef Szombathy. The most recent estimate of
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Essay 2 November 3‚ 2014 Professor McClure INSERT INTERESTING TITLE HERE Widely known as the first great art historian‚ in his Lives of the Artists‚ Giorgio Vasari goes into great detail on the lives of many famous Renaissance artists‚ including Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ Donatello‚ and Leonardo da Vinci. In his biographies of these artists‚ one of the most interesting ideas that Vasari explores is the relationship between the artists and their patrons. Because artists needed to earn a living‚ they relied
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The stories of Cupid and Psyche and Orpheus and Eurydice are two of the most powerful love stories in Greek mythology. They include many of the qualities unique to a well crafted fairytales while remaining realistic and rational. Though they are two different tales‚ they have similar elements and depict parallel portrayals on different aspects of love. One of the most important correlations between the story of Cupid and Psyche and that of Orpheus and Eurydice is the role Himeros‚ the god of longing
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When looking at the definitions of folktales and myths‚ we can conclude that there is a very fine line between the two. Myth can be defined as " to do with the gods and their actions‚ with creation‚ and with the general nature of the universe and of the earth." (Thompson‚ 106) On the other hand‚ some might say that folktale is defined as an anonymous story‚ that originates and circulates orally among a people (Harris and Platzner‚ 1054)‚ or even that folktales involve a fairy god mother and dancing
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2014 Lorenzo de Medici: The “Magnificent” Ruler The Medici family controlled Florence throughout most of the Italian Renaissance. After the death of Pier de Medici‚ Lorenzo ’s father‚ Lorenzo took control of Florence and ruled for almost twenty-five years. Lorenzo de Medici had a great impact on the Italian Renaissance and was a force that changed history. Some ways through which he impacted history were as a patron of the arts‚ a Florentine statesman‚ and a benevolent ruler. Lorenzo de Medici
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The Pazzi Conspiracy: The cause and effects of the attempted assassination of Lorenzo de Medici. “The Pazzi conspiracy‚” is the name given to the attempted assassination of Lorenzo de Medici by the rival Pazzi family. On Sunday April 26‚ 1478‚ members of the Pazzi family‚ along with fellow conspirators‚ set out to kill Lorenzo de Medici and his brother‚ Guiliano. In order to understand the motivation of the attack one must understand the tension between the Medici and Pazzi families as well as
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Very often‚ people tell Jacque they really like this direction‚ but it won’t happen because he forgot one thing. After over 70 years of working on this direction‚ to have people think he forgot this one thing is amazing to me. They say “you forgot about Human Nature.” So I would like to discuss this. I would like to address the concept of environment and how it affects human behavior. The study of human behavior‚ in many ways‚ is still in it’s early stages. In all other fields of science‚ they
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Your Name April 21‚ 2013 Venus de Willendorf VS The Barbie Doll Who are they today? Venus de Willendorf and Barbie are two very different representations of women and their beauty. Both are man-made and inspirational‚ both from two very different times. Venus by the homosapiens millions of years ago and Barbie a mere fifty years ago by a woman and mother looking for a doll her daughter could play and grow with. In looking at Venus de Willendorf and the Barbie doll‚ they seem to be related in
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Cycladic figure created around ca. 2600-2400 B.C.E. by the Greeks in the Cyclades‚ and the Venus of Willendorf created by Paleolithic peoples around ca. 25‚000-20‚000 B.C.E. Although both are thought to have been used in rituals that sought the blessings of Mother Earth‚ there are some vast differences between the Venus of Willendorf and the Cycladic figure. The most obvious being their appearance. Whereas the Venus of Willendorf is a nude woman with big breasts‚ a large buttocks‚ and a swollen belly
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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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