Comparison Of Olympia And Venus Of Urbino

Peter Paul Rubens’ masterpiece, Venus and Adonis, is not only a significant artwork of the baroque-period in Europe during the seventeenth century, but it also tells the mythological story that begins with love, and ends in tragedy. Displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this painting is admired for representing the unique baroque-style of this era, as well as Rubens’ particular use of the medium and how it reaches those who are viewing it. His attention to detail and crafty use of symbolism within the painting assist viewers in deciphering the story, along with the values of the period in which Rubens was living. In studying the composition of the work and noting the historical context from which it came, one can ultimately

Sandro Botticelli’s Venus and Mars is a tempera and oil painting on poplar panel, illustrating a scene from the classical mythology story of Venus and Mars, who are engaging in a love affair with each other. The painting was made during the Renaissance, around 1485. It’s dimensions are 69.2 × 173.4 cm and it is currently located at The National Gallery in London, room 58 (Nationalgallery.org.uk, n.d.)

Édouard Manet, a French Realism painter, who set the roots for Modernism, painted Olympia with oil on canvas. In Manet’s Olympia we could see a lot of inspiration and influence from Titian’s Venus of Urbino from the Venetian Renaissance period. In the foreground of Olympia, there is a nude woman wearing nothing but a bracelet, necklace, a pair of earrings and slippers. The woman is

In the Renaissance period women are almost invariably shown as completely passive and as an object for contemplation. The reclining female nude in the Renaissance raises questions of the male gaze more often than any other artistic stereotype. Female nudes were only an open acknowledgement of not only male desire but also the right males had to express that desire. A woman’s feelings when looking at such images of members of their own gender were never discussed or asked until recently.

The style of the Venus of Willendorf is appropriate for her time period because most early pre-historic art consists of small figurines of nude women with little or no emphasis on facial features, which are exactly the characteristics of the Venus of Willendorf.

In 1538, the Venus of Urbino was commissioned by the Duke of Urbino Guidobaldo II Della Rovere, to his bride as a wedding gift. Titian referenced his teacher’s work, which is Giorgione’s Sleeping Venus , It described Venus sleeping on the ground, in nature, nude. Her gesture is almost same as Titian’s Venus of Urbino, distinguished by the position of her right arm. Titian used the “Velatura” as known as “glazing” technique, which is a technique of applying multiple layers of transparent thin paint to create the final piece, the charm of this technique is the painting is as smooth as glass and the

The visual work I have chosen is the Bith of Venus and is one of the world’s most famous works of art. Painted by Sandro Botticelli between 1482 and 1485, it is the first example of painting on canvas. The written work I have chosen is the Stanze per la Giostra. It was written by Angelo Poliziano, written between 1475-8. Both works are examples from the Italian Renaissance era, during the Medici rule, and share the theme of beauty and humanism. The works I've selected share the same subject matter, Venus, and is the perfect example of beauty and humanism. She is the epitome of beauty and her birth from the sea is an example of her metamorphosis of humanism. For this paper, I will compare both works then discuss how the shared theme is seen in contemporary works. How does Venus and her beautiful metamorphosis fit into contemporary forms of beauty and humanism?

Titian painted Venus and Adonis because of the tale called Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Basically, the tale was about the goddess Venus getting struck by cupid and her falling desperately in love with Adonis. Adonis, a hunter was leaving with his hunting dogs but the goddess Venus does not want him leaving. She foresees the hunt will be dangerous for him and tries very hard for Adonis not to leave. Titian grabbed the moment of the goddess Venus, giving of her warning, and Adonis’s death and basically painting the emotionally charged moment of Adonis’s departure for the hunt (Venice). The goddess Venus in this painting is portrayed as more of a frantic women rather than a dignified feminine ideal. Also the role is sort of reversed and the goddess Venus is portrayed more as masculine than feminine. Since she was struck by love so hard, she is depicted as sort of an aggressive women in

You can tell Venus was depicted as a goddess due to her flowing hair and elongated pose with her glow. Just by the painting techniques applied that the scenery is a heavenly place. While as I stated Olympia is a mere human, she not as stunning however the painting and colors used in the painting made her more realistic with showed the viewer’s her portrait was a picture of the real

Venus of Urbino demonstrates a beautiful, young woman, Venus, lying nude on what appears to be a reclined couch or bed. However, the woman illustrated means much more than merely a nude woman. There have been many interpretations of this beautiful woman over the years but many art historians agree that the Venus of Urbino has to do unambiguously with the male sexual desire for the female nude body.

Inspired by Giorgione, Titian’s Venus has a lot of similarities with Giorgione’s Venus. Similar to the sleeping Venus, Titan used curved and flowing lines to depict the beautiful figure of the female nude and as well the cloth underneath her. The shape is close or the same to Giorgione’s Venus: a nude women reclining on the mattress with her hand covered on her private. The light source is unknown too; it could be the natural light from a window or spot light from a lamp. Like the sleeping Venus, value

The Italian Renaissance brought forth many iconic pieces that we are familiar with in modern day culture. Sandro Botticelli painted one of the most recognized and appreciated works of art from that era, The Birth of Venus (1482-1485). It is currently being displayed at the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy. The piece depicts a nude Venus, the goddess of love, elegantly standing upon a seashell on the shore. The painting is thought to have been inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses as well as Angelo Poliziano’s poem “Stanze per la Giostra” (1475-1478).

Unquestionably, there is no universal notion of beauty or ugliness. The definition of the term is as ever-changing as our tastes both depending on the period and world culture. European artists and philosophers dominated (and still dominate) a grand percentage of the art world and thus their Eurocentric views on what is deemed beautiful or ugly, became the norm but it does not fit the conventions in the rest of the world. A piece such as Titian’s Venus of Urbino is viewed as a timeless masterpiece when it sits on the throne of exclusion in the art world. Eroticism is evident in the painting, in fact, it recalls the marital obligations of the woman towards her husband. The erotic allegory is even clearer in the representation of Venus, goddess of love, as a sensual and exquisite woman who stares at the viewer, who cannot ignore her beauty. The light and the warm color of Venus’ body contrasts with the background and dark cushions, further highlight the eroticism itself. Even though this painting was revolutionary in its time, with Venus directing her gaze to the viewer, it is still considered a nude (versus naked), there is a sense of innocence in her corporal language, even as she is cupping herself in an attempt to cover her nude body.

The painting was based on Titian’s Venus of Urbino, however, the subject matter and the content surprised the viewer with a harsh reality that could not be ignored. In the course of the modern period of industrialization, new inventions, and expansion that created a thriving atmosphere in Paris, what made this painting quite obscene to the public of the time was the “hidden” escalation in prostitution. Unlike Titian’s Venus, this specific piece of artwork presented a nude female prostitute. Manet positioned her in a pose that was quite hostile and confrontational with her firm but bored gaze making it hard for the viewer to look away. She was being depicted as less traditionally virtuous than Venus as her body language showed a business type of transaction more than anything else. Almost every piece of subject matter in the painting accentuated her sexuality, such as the black cat, the choker, the flower in her hair, and the golden

Despite such controversy later on in art history the Renaissance period, which began in the 14th Century and ended in the 17th Century, stayed very much within the ‘comfort zone’ of the ideals created by the Greek’s. It was greatly focused on a women’s beauty which at this time was tied to virtue, and a beautiful woman was thought to be a virtuous one. Sandro Botticelli was a famous Italian painter of the early Renaissance period one of his most famous works being ‘The Birth of Venus’ made around 1480s, depicts the Goddess Venus arriving on a shell to shore. The painting is seen to be full of fertility and beauty. However, is such beauty worth painting if it is simply yet again another representation of an unrealistic, idealised figure? The