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| Sandro Botticelli The Birth of Venus Approx. 1485/86 Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy |
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Venus (Aphrodite is the Greek equivalent) is depicted as naked woman here, and poses in pudica gesture[1], which is the typical Greek and Roman style of Venus or Aphrodite sculptures. In this pose the represented figure covers the breasts with one hand and the vulva with the other or with both hands. Even though this sexually explicit depiction of a woman was extraordinary in former times, the figure covers the female organ and only indicates the edge of the vulva triangle. Since the Renaissance is the "rebirth of classical works of art", the goddesses which were primarily created in the form of huge sculptures reappeared increasingly in paintings. Subsequently, the missing sexual organ prevailed. Rarely, middle-class or aristocratic women were depicted naked. Such images mostly show naked goddesses or virtues. In this age, mythological themes are picked up again and consigned in pictures for ensuing ages.
Biography: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Botticelli (Translation: C. Wilhelm) |
