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Representation Of The Body In Sarcophagus Of Junius And Bassus

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1. In Genesis, the naked body is considered something to be ashamed of by Adam and Eve, but not “bad”. The bodies of Adam and Eve were created and given by the Lord God, which should be a pure and good being. Though Adam and Eve were ashamed of it after they ate the forbidden fruit of knowledge, it does not necessarily means the body is “bad”. Their shame was mainly because of their sin of breaking God’s rule instead of the body itself. In the Sarcophagus of Junius and Bassus, the sculptural representation of Adam and Eve is in a very narrative way(represents it). We can also see the relief of Eve is looking down in a contrapposto position, holding a fig leaf with two hands to cover her private parts, standing in the opposite direction of Adam …show more content…

From the Erotes, Venus is a representation of love. The visitors can appreciate the beauty of it from any angle. The sculpture of Venus also stands in a contrapposto position, in a very elegant way. She also used one hand to slightly cover her private part, but this actually drew more attention from viewers. Also, The scale of this sculpture is life-size, which gives visitor a more realistic feeling to appreciate the goddess.
4. In Erotes, yes. Venus figure is a representation of love, and attract a lot of appreciation from viewers. It is obvious that she is using one hand to cover her private part, but it still drew viewers attention of the beauty of the nudity in a modest way.
However, in Genesis, when the LORD God first created Adam and Eve, they lived in the Eden Garden with naked body and with no shame of it. But after they could tell the good and evil, they found leaves to make aprons. As a narrative sculpture of this scene, it was also shown really well in the Sarcophagus of Junius and Bassus. Both Adam and Eve were using leaves to cover their private parts. It is not hard to notice that they are the only two naked human in the whole piece. It emphasizes that the nudity is not a natural state of being in early Christian

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