Venus of Willendorf

Joseph Van Eichendorff demonstrates the use of song, and the symbolism of color and flowers to characterize beauty and emotion, mainly within the statue of Venus, but also throughout other characters in the novel. Throughout the story, these characteristics are what draw the main character, Florio, deeper into his infatuation with the Venus statue. However, the deeper meaning of the statue throughout the story leads to the conclusion that one’s dream fantasy is not always what one thinks it is.

Pygmalion's Obsession with the Statue of Cyprus Pygmalion decided to portray women as he searched for the most perfect being and he hadn't found any in Cyprus. He placed all his love and wishfulness in his statues and so the most beautiful of his creations was sculpted. Pygmalion, being a man, and having 'animal' urges, must have wanted a partner to share his emotions and get frisky with, so this was the perfect idea for him. What could be better, a woman with beautiful looks, and never

Music in the Marble Statue Music is a method used across the world to share ideas and tell stories. It has been used to show emotion and ideas for centuries in countless different civilizations. It has been used to describe cultures and also tell about people’s individual lives. It is also an easy way to portray emotion and give the listener a look inside the artist’s mind. In the Marble Statue by Joseph von Eichendorff, music is used to show the importance of characters, show the beauty of the

Around 200 BC, according to carbon-dated pottery found on the Paracas Peninsula at Pisco Bay in Peru, a mysterious image, called the Paracas Candelabra or Candelabra of the Andes, was made in the sand surrounded by large stones. It is 600 feet tall, 2 feet deep and resembles the image of candelabra. The symbol can be seen as far as 12 miles out to sea. There are many rumors as to what this symbol represented whether it be religious, a sailing navigation tool, a huge seismograph or even that it could

have recreated a bust of Venus. A bust is a sculpture of a person’s head, shoulders, and chest. This allows you to include very intricate details and helps you achieve a goal in realism. There were many sculptures of Venus in ancient Rome, including the Venus Genetrix, meaning “Mother Venus” in Latin. I chose to create a bust so I could, too, focus on the intricate details, though my version is very small, it might have been less accurate had I done the Venus Genetrix. Venus busts like this one have

As I walked through the gallery looking for that most perfect piece to use for this essay, I got the pleasure of observing so many beautiful pieces. Full of feeling and emotion, some very light and airy, others overly blunt, it made my eyes hurt. The one thing they all had in common, they made a statement. Some pieces, making a person wonder just how in the world the artist even thought it up, others taking the viewer away to another time. One thing is true, art makes you think, art is made up

Even though some art pieces are very similar, prehistoric art focused on the human species and the human form. The artists had minimal influence which had an effect on their creative process. Early prehistoric art was based on humanity. The Venus of Willendorf focused on the value of human form. The artist wanted to represent how life was at the time. The Lascaux cave paintings share the same meaning. Whoever the artist was wanted to capture what was important to humans at the time. Animals were a

their body image; however the way the males have treated these women showed little respect. During the Paleolithic period a sculpture was carved from using simple carving tools to create a masterpiece that is known today as the Venus of Willendorf. The Venus of Willendorf has suggested to archeologists that the sculpture was to have been an image of fertility, which is how their existence survived for so many years. Looking at the sculpture also

Woman from Willendorf and Alexandros of Antioch-on-the-Orontes, Aphrodite of Melos Woman from Willendorf and Alexandros of Antioch-on-the-Orontes, Aphrodite of Melos have many differences. Woman from Willendorf which was estimated to have been carved in 24,000 BCE. It was discovered in 1908 near Willendorf, by Josef Szombathy. This figure’s material is limestone, its height is 11cm, and it exhibits in Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Many carvings’ purpose is speculation. Like many figurines, they

hidden or obscured. While this little statue would have seemed insignificant at first glance to anyone, later excavations of historical sites within Italy, France, and Germany found statues with similar appearances to the Venus of Willendorf. Dating methods later revealed that this Venus and all the other Venuses came from the Paleolithic period, or the Old Stone Age. During this time period, fertility and fat would have been viewed as important, for these factors influenced survivability for a society