Review #1 Tuesday Feb. 9‚ 2010 3:30-4:45 Crais Scully‚ Clifton and Pamela. Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus. New Jersey: Princeton University Press‚ 2010. Crais and Scully‚ have meticulously and skillfully pieced together the life and times of Sara or Sartjee Baartman. The Authors have given us insight as to whom Sara Baartman the Gonaqua woman was opposed to the Hottentot Venus that she was worldly famous for. For centuries Sara Baartman has embodied westerner’s ideologies of the primitive
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The Birth of Venus is a masterpiece created by Sandro Botticelli in the year 1482‚ this masterpiece was created during the renaissance era. The Birth of Venus depicts the Greek goddess Aphrodite which later on was adapted by the Roman in their culture as Venus. The Birth of Venus was commissioned by the Medici Family which was a very influential family during the Renaissance. Differently‚ from artwork from previous eras Botticelli did not create a piece of art that represented a Christian legend
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measures 172.5 x 278.5cm and is located in the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence .The Birth of Venus belongs to the renaissance period and is not a representation of a Christian legend but an interpretation of a classical Myth. This painting is one of a series which Botticelli was inspired to paint after the written descriptions by the 2nd century historian Lucian. It depicts the classical goddess Venus emerging from the water on a shell ‚ she is being blown towards shore by the Zephyrs (symbols of
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Sandro Botticelli‚ Birth of Venus. The Birth of Venus painted by Sandro Botticelli from 1484-1486‚ depicts the birth of Venus into the world. The painting shows Venus the goddess of love and beauty coming out of the sea as if she was coming into the human world as a beautiful woman. She is nude in the painting covering one of her breasts with her right hand‚ her left hand holding her long blonde hair‚ which covers her pubic region. The nudity of Venus in this painting shows not the humility of
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scene in Venus by Suzan-Lori Parks is scene 22. In this scene Saartjie Baartman‚ also known as the Venus Hottentot‚ requests new demands to her Mother-Showman. So far up until this point the Venus Hottentot has been a hit everywhere she goes. People that come to the Mother-Showman’s show often come just to see her and this is when Venus finally realizes this. Venus’s demands are all reasonable and because she is the Mother-Showman’s main source of income she should receive them‚ but Venus is not an
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“Men Are from Mars‚ Women Are from Venus: Differences in Character” There are a lot of books nowadays about the characters of men and women. One of them is“Men Are from Mars‚ Women Are from Venus” by John Gray was a bestseller of 2012. I haven’t read this book but I’m going to share with you my thoughts about why men and women are different and why they don’t live on their “planets”. Firstly‚ we consider women to be sympathetic and gentle while men fearless and earnest. Women are more likely
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"Madonna" and "Venus" From Two Different Periods I have always been intrigued by the many depictions of "Madonna" and "Venus" therefore I chose to compare and contrast Parmigianino’s “Madonna of the Long Neck” from the mannerist style of the later Renaissance and Titian’s “Venus of Urbino” from Venetian Renaissance. First I will tell you a little bit about the historical background of both paintings‚ then I will prove my thesis by talking about exemplifies two artist’s style and the
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heroes‚ and of multiple gods that represent different aspects of human life (love‚ theater‚ wine‚ etc.). Jacques Sablet’s Helen Saved by Venus from the Wrath of Aeneas‚ painted in 1779 in Switzerland‚ depicts the events of the fall of Troy during the Trojan War. After witnessing the king of Troy‚ Priam‚ die right in front of him‚ Aeneas‚ son of the goddess Venus and King Anchises‚ was struck with painful memories of his own father’s death and was filled with emotions. As he observed the burning city
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More specifically‚ Botecelli’s painting‚ The Birth of Venus‚ had echoed the growing interest in Greek and Roman culture and myths‚ much less the departure from the idea that all human beings are sinners. Another piece of work that had reflected the Humanistic ideas of this time was “Hamlet” by Shakespeare. This play had often emphasized the rejection of the afterlife as well as self-awareness of which were common
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Two part response to “Men are from Mars‚ Women are from Venus” In an article entitled‚ “Men are from Mars‚ Women Are from Venus‚’’ John Gray explains in what ways men and women differ from each other. He says‚ women complain about men that when they talk to them‚ they do not pay an attention. Men complain about women that they try to change them all the time. He compares men and women to Mars and Venus respectively to get an idea. John Gray explains‚ Martians are significant having supremacy
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