Later the style was to tie their hair back or put it up into a bun. Makeup was used in ancient Greece. Rich women stayed indoors most of the day. Pale skin was fashionable and a sign of prestige. Women applied white lead (which was toxic) to their faces to lighten their complexion.
It was the beginning of the underwear as outerwear style. Nowadays, this style is a widespread fashion. Thus, Westwood’s designs encourage female sexual liberty rather than restraint. Vivienne Westwood took something that was formerly underwear and made it into outerwear, encouraging sexuality by putting what is typically private on display. Underwear is supposed to be worn under the other clothes because the purpose of underwear is to cover our private parts.
Etruscan Art History The Etruscans are one of those mystery peoples of the ancient world who seem to have appeared for a short time in history, then to have disappeared altogether. Although their reign was short lived, they had a great impact on later Mediterranean cultures. They were a powerful people at the height of their civilization. They controlled the entire Italian peninsula from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea. They controlled the trade routes with their navy and were much involved in commerce with Greece and Carthage.
Minoans and Mycenaeans (prompt 4) Minoan and Mycenaean cultures are both early Greek cultures that lived before the Christ era. The Minoans came a little before the Mycenaeans did. These two cultures had many similarities and differences between one another. Both cultures had their specialties in different fields. The Mycenaeans had a strong military and were in several wars in their history, because they believe that power was essential.
A little black dress is an evening or cocktail dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion historians ascribe the origins of the little black dress to the 1920s designs of Coco Chanel and Jean Patou[1] intended to be long-lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the widest market possible and in a neutral colour. Its ubiquity is such that it is often simply referred to as the "LBD". [2][3][4] The "little black dress" is considered essential to a complete wardrobe by many women and fashion observers, who believe it a "rule of fashion" that every woman should own a simple, elegant black dress that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion: for example, worn with a jacket and pumps for daytime business wear or with more ornate jewelry and accessories for evening. Because it is meant to be a staple of the wardrobe for a number of years, the style of the little black dress ideally should be as simple as possible: a short black dress that is too clearly part of a trend would not qualify because it would soon appear dated.
Roman mythology has a similar definition; however it is heavily influenced by the Greeks. The Romans adopted most of the Greek gods and stories, and just renamed and reinterpreted them. In Roman, the goddess of love and beauty is Venus. Technically, they are not two different goddesses, they are depicting the same one. There are many other things that people do not know and do not understand about the goddess, which is understandable.
The Old Kingdom, also known as the pyramid age, contains Dynasty Three through Dynasty Six (2700-2190). The Old Kingdoms contribution to ancient Egypt was that they built many cities and many pyramids; this is why it’s known as the pyramid age. Also they expanded in trade, as well as set up a strong government for the future. Pharaohs during this time had absolute power over everything and were looked upon as Gods on Earth. The Old Kingdom starts to decline with Pepy II’s 90 year reign.
Adequacy of expression, indeed, has at times been considered an essential part of Greek art. They have many sculptures well known such as Praxiteles “Aphrodite of Knidos”, Zeus, Doriphorous , and Discobolos . The first period of Greek sculpture was heavily influenced by the works of the ancient Egyptians. There was an emphasis on creating perfection in human form. However, most of the statues created during this time period appear very rigid and unnatural.
This was a new simplicity in women’s clothing designs, and, theses women, who wore the fashions, to explore their imaginations. This made the government mandate fashionable. The silhouette lines of the clothing made in this period are still found in clothing today, as are in the manmade fabrics, which were developed during WWII. Because of the rationing and the unavailability of material, the differences in social classes were not as noticeable, as the dress and style of all the women and their dress became similar under the government mandates. This was reflected in the style of dress for work, formal events, and in the movies of Hollywood.
The mass of the painting is dominated by the woman who adds length horizontally by the elongated pose of her body. This is a very organic feminine figure which is emphasized the lighting and shadow effects around her breast, hip, and bottom area. There is a sense of depth created by the dark background where there is faintly painted a small bench creating diminution of space. The use of small details including the head dress and feather toy symbolizes luxury and sensuality. In the title, Large Odalisque, the term odalisque, refers to the many female slaves owned by a Sultan.