With the venus figurine comes the possibility the observation that women were not as absent from the artistic world as archeologists previously thought. The venus figurine is first seen on the walls of the Abri Castanet, the rock shelter in France. Firstly, the venus is adorned with her usual enlarged sexual organs. Secondly, the portable venus figurine makes one of its very first debuts in the German cave of
Fascinating art of Gauguin (1891) One of the most fascinating pieces from the Metropolitan Art Museum’s European collection is Paul Gauguin’s Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), (1891). Inspired by Polynesian religious beliefs, this oil on canvas painting depicts the virgin mother and blessed child standing in the gardens of a tropical setting, with two women nudes draped in pareus tied around their waist, this was a common Polynesian dress of its time. There is a yellow winged angel in the background pictured from a rear view. What are interesting about this piece is the subjects, the principal subjects are Mary and the God Child, and however they stand to the left of the painting rather than being the center of the painting with all lines coming to a point on them. In the background are two women hands placed together in a prayer type posture nude from the waist up and centered in the canvas.
Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty, love and lust. In Homer’s version, it was said that Aphrodite was the daughter of Dione and Zeus. According to Hesiod’s version, Aphrodite rose out of the white foam created when Cronus cut off Uranus's genitals and threw them out into the sea. She was then carried across the sea, to Cythera and then to Cyprus, by Zephyrus, the god of West wind. There, Aphrodite was welcomed by Themis' daughters.
Aphrodite is known as the Greek Goddess (Roman Venus) of love, desire, beauty, fertility, the sea, and vegetation. It is said that when Cronus was castrated by Uranus, and his part was thrown into the sea, Aphrodite was thus born and arose on a large shell, which was then carried to land, thus her name being translated "foam-risen". The sea nymphs dressed her and adorned her with flowers and gold. She now represents Erotic Love as a form of Divine influence, which has resulted in many men becoming capable of falling in love with her. There are many other tales of Aphrodite, as her Roman name is Venus, she is also known as the daughter of Zeus and Dione.
Yes, it was the same focal length even when the lenses were turned around. We did expect this because the amount of light going through the lens is still the same. 7. Which color refracts the most? The least?
Three important goddesses in Roman mythology were Diana, Juno, and Minerva. Diana was the Roman goddess of the moon and the hung (Marks 2). Blessed with eternal virginity by her father Jupiter, Diana is usually depicted as a wild, young girl always on the hunt (Bolton 143). She was actually one of three virgin goddesses in Roman mythology. The other two goddesses were Vesta and Minerva (149).
The better known title of “The Birth of Venus” didn’t come into existence until the 19th century. Botticelli was an artist that prepared all of his own tempera pigments with very little fat and covered them with a layer of pure egg white in a process unusual for his time. He had experimented with many different types of pigment paints to try and capture the appearance of a fresco, which would give it a particular brightness and freshness. The painting has been preserved exceptionally well for its age and today remains firm and elastic with very little cracks. In 1987 the painting was masterly restored to its original brilliant colors when a layer of the varnish, which was added in the 19th century, had yellowed and had become infested with worms, was removed.
When women of color appear, they are placed in the role of servants,and theirbodies are supposed to extol the Western ideal of the fair-skinned woman (Gerome, Moorish Bath, ca. 1870;Edouard Debat The darker, Ponsan, TheMassage, 1883).16 worn, muscular body (whetherpar nude or clothed) iscontrasted to the Western notion of beauty symbolized tially white, soft,pampered body. by the TheWestern notion of beauty did not stop artists fromportraying the eroti cism of blackwomen. From Albert Eckhout's attempts at ethnographicrealism to Paul Gauguin's celebration of primitivism, darkwomen's bodies have been employed for their erotic allure. Eckhout, in his "ethnographic" rendering of Woman and Child (1641),portraysa half-nudewoman with bare breasts Negro and short skirt.As PeterMason points out, themessage of thiswork is clearly thatof "eroticinvitationthat is confirmed rather thandenied by thepresence of thehalf-blood child,who presumably serves as a reminderof thepast sexualac tivitiesof hismother.
However, being with less clothing, shows that Venus has muscles in the statue, so that shows that she was thought to be strong as well (Doc 2). As well as being strong, a goddess was thought to be the Mother of the Gods. In a poem written in 700 BCE, the poet described a goddess as “Mother of Gods” and “Wife of Heaven”. The goddess is described as a mother, wife and queen. “Through you, O queen, men are blessed in their children...... Hail Mother of the gods.....
In the article “The History of Sunbathing, a Love/ Hate affair” by Ruth Sikes this is discussed further, “Skin color became that visible definer - one that separated working classes from the ruling classes, separated the master from his servants. Pale skin belonged to the leisure upper classes, while darker skin indicated a life of outdoor labor.” It wasn’t until the early 20th when traveling to the oceans became easier that tanning became popular. 1923 Coco Chanel brought tanning to the main stage when seen in the French Riviera sporting the golden tan. 1940’s two piece bathing suits became popular. 1970’s the first indoor tanning booth was brought to America (www.tanningskincare.com).