that could be read by their viewers from all sides. The first piece of art to be reviewed is the The Rape of Persopina (1621-22)‚ also known as The Rape of Persephone‚ which is a large marble sculpture‚ 255cm in height‚ which was crafted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ at age 23‚ during the Baroque movement. As with many of his early works of art‚ this statue was commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese‚ and was executed‚ between 1621 and 1622 (Rape of Persephone). Scipione gave this masterpiece to Cardinal
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these two ancient civilizations. For instance when a person thinks of the goddess of love they may think of Venus or Aphrodite and think that they are one and the same. They are not though‚ Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and Venus her Roman counter part. When thinking of the God of Love‚ Cupid is the first that comes to mind and therefore‚ he should be Aphrodite’s son but he is Venus’ son. Along with their different names‚ they have many variations as to how they were born how they lived
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his painting career was unsuccessful‚ after his death his paintings became more popular and demanding. One of his famous painting‚ La Primavera was created after Sandro Botticelli’s’ The Birth Of Venus. In Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus‚ Venus is younger and more youthful. In La Primavera‚ Venus is more mature and is older. La Primavera was created during the Florence Renaissance‚ which was the rebirth of the political and economic of Florence. In La Primavera‚ Sandro Botticelli’s purpose
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record of the original Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche also relates a story of amorous pursuit. In Apuleius account Psyche is the most beautiful of all mortals. "The fame of her surpassing beauty spread over the earth and men would even say that Venus herself could not equal this mortal." Out of jealousy‚ Venus commands Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with "the vilest and most despicable creature in the whole world." However‚ dispatched on his errand Cupid is astonished by her beauty and "as
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Aphrodite (Venus) statue‚ which is a Roman copy of the Greek original from the 1st century CE. Upon arriving at the Carlos Museum‚ Aphrodite (Venus) is one of the first works you immediately see to the right of the Museum’s foyer. Featured boldly and prominently in the ancient Greek/Roman exhibit‚ she certainly gives off this air of beauty and elegance immediately when you first see her. The statue itself is carved out of an ivory marble‚ and depicts a woman (Aphrodite/Venus) nude‚ shyly
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Shakespeare uses in the play many times is Cupid and Psyche. Cupid is the Roman god of love. The myth of Cupid is that there was a king that had three daughters and each of them was beautiful but not as much of the youngest Psyche. She was so beautiful that she left the altars of Venus‚ Cupid’s mother‚ deserted. Venus then sent out Cupid to punish Psyche for distracting all the men from her and make her fall in love with a hideous man. Instead‚ when Cupid sees Psyche he shoots himself with the arrow
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scenes. The ceiling of the loggia is decorated with multiple scenes that tell the love story of Cupid and Psyche. The story goes that Psyche was a beautiful princess‚ so beautiful that everyone in her area forgot to worship the godess of beauty‚ Venus.
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But when he is about to do the deed‚ he sees how beautiful she is and accidently pricks himself with an arrow. Cupid falls in love with her and leaves without doing what his mother told him to. Psyche life continues regularly‚ but since Venus has it out for her no one ever falls in love with her. When both of her sister’s get married her parents’ worry that they have angered the Gods‚ they go to the oracle of Apollo. They tell
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physical desire. True love is also an intense feeling but it is deeper than infatuation. The story of Cupid and Psyche is the most suitable example to illustrate the word “true love”. In the story‚ Cupid accidentally fell in love with Psyche when he saw her captivating charm. Instead of obeying his mother’s command to shoot Psyche with his arrow and make her fall in love with the most terrible creature‚ Cupid shoots her to fall in love with him. He kept Psyche and did everything to make her happy and enjoy
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There were many different art movements through out the centuries‚ some that were similar to one another while others were in contrast. Movements like the Baroque movement in the 17th century and Impressionism in the 19th century were significant in the history of art. Some of the well known artists of the Baroque were Caravaggio‚ Rubens‚ Rembrandt and Velazquez. From the Impressionist period were Monet‚ Renoir‚ Cezanne and Degas. Velazquez was a Spanish artist and was one of the most important
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