What Is The Reason Behind The Venus Of Willendorf

Sculptures from the past serve as a narrative of cultural experiences through their three dimensional representations of specific cultural standards, visions, and stories. Just by looking at a sculpture’s style, we can easily identify the civilization who crafted it. The material of the art work can also tell us from what and where it was made. Female figures were carved by every culture, when it came to art. They would be carved as symbols of fertility and later as modern standards of beauty. One of the earliest three dimensional sculptures is the Venus of Willendorf. The Venus of Willendorf dates from back from 28,000-25,000 B.C. Another female figure I would like to talk about is the first nude woman sculpted in Greek art history, from the Classical Period, the Aphrodite of Knidos, which was created in 330 B.C. by Praxiteles. The two figures have been hand crafted in a way, so the viewer can admire the work, equally, at any angle. Many would assume the purpose of these sculptures lie in their physical descriptions. However, the purpose of

The Venus of Willendorf is estimated to have been carved out during the Paleolithic Period. There is no answer as to whom or what culture created this sculpture. However, there are many theories as to what may be the reason behind the Venus of Willendorf. It is debatable whether she was a symbol of fertility, a goddess, the symbol for what an ideal woman was supposed to be like, or an actual portrait of a woman. One of the most common theories is that she was solely a symbol of fertility. The lack of facial features, could have been intentional to show the importance of her body. The Aphrodite of Knidos is a statue, just like human proportion, standing 5’6’’. Unlike the Venus sculpture, the face of Aphrodite is adequately considered. She stands on two feet and in a contrapasto