Uffizi Essays

Sandro Botticelli, “Birth of Venus”, was the first of many artistic creations around 1482 through 1485. “Birth of Venus” exemplifies historical genre based on the mythological goddess, as subject, Venus. To this day “Birth of Venus” is located at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The “Birth of Venus” had become a landmark of XV century Italian painting due to being rich in meaning. It’s allegorical references to antiquity and theme of Ovid’s Metamorphoses allowed Botticelli to have a deeper meaning

Once, there was a woman who claimed that her identity is like the spirit of Caesar. She was raped when she was nineteen, and public condemned her of losing her virtue, even though virtue is not a woman’s consumable good that can be achieved by purity or lost by accident. This reaction is similar to that of a school teacher in the poem of Martín Espada, My Native Costume. In the poem, the teacher asks the writer to wear traditional costume for the students even though the writer defines himself as

1445 to 1510 and painted this piece between the year 1482 and 1485. The Birth of Venus is one of the most famous paintings of all time and is Botticelli’s best known work. The painting was done with tempera and on a canvas. The piece now hangs in Uffizi gallery in Florence, Italy. The Birth of Venus was painted for one of the members of the Medici family. We do not know which Medici family member order the painting or where it originally hung. The most popular

Art was and still is a big thing in Italy. During the Italian Renaissance (14th to 16th century), art was considered to be an important role in society and paintings from the Italian Renaissance still exists today. Some artworks are Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci and The Peasants Wedding by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. These 2 artworks shows that they are from the Italian Renaissance through art characteristics such as S shapes/curves, Chiaroscuro, and how it is Realistic. With these art characteristics

shown suddenly interrupted while reading the Holy Bible. (You can still see her finger as a placeholder in the middle of the Bible laying in her lap). This painting is known as Simone Martini’s best paintings of all time, and has been hanging in the Uffizi since

Politiano cominciate per la giostra del magnifico Giuliano di Pietro de' Medici’ is a poem written by Angelo Polizano. They both share a common theme. The theme of beauty is evident in The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, (c. 1482). Tempera on canvas. Uffizi, Florence. It is also apparent in The Stanze of Angelo Poliziano, David Quint (2010). However, the original poem by Angelo was written between 1475 and 1485. The cultural location of this painting is the Italian Renaissance while its physical setting

The first piece of artwork Mars and Venus United by Love illiterates Cupid binding Mars (the god of war) to Venus with a love knot. Visually opulent and sensual, the picture also operates as an allegory and celebrates the civilizing and nurturing effects of love (milk flows from Venus's breast and Mars's horse is restrained). The picture represents the triumph of love over war. The artist's paintings of historical, mythological and religious subjects as well as the everyday life of the Venetian nobility

Venus; A Symbol of Women Empowerment Andy Warhol’s piece titled Details of Renaissance Paintings displays the face of the Roman goddess, Venus, the goddess of love, fertility, and sex. It was created by the infamous Andy Warhol in the year 1984, and it is a portrayal of the original painting, the Birth of Venus, created by Sandro Botticelli in 1482. This piece is made from acrylic and silkscreen ink on a linen tapestry, one of Warhol’s unique techniques, and it can only be seen from one side because

The Birth of Venus is a Renaissance artwork, which depicts the ideology of Neoplatonism. The artist, Sandro Botticelli uses early perspective and the foreground of the artwork so the viewer can focus on the action of the artwork. Botticelli uses realistic skin tone of Venus, but its very light, so the viewer can tell, that Venus just came into the world. This was the ideal woman of the time period so the viewer can feel the femininity, and the sexual appeal coming from Venus. The light goes directly

Botticelli’s Venus embodies the standard of female beauty through classical reference and contemporary concepts to the Italian Renaissance. Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, ca. 1485, once hung in the villa of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici at Castello. Without any prior familiarity, the spectator can determine that the woman is a godly figure with significance towards nature and fertility. Botticelli’s Venus stands as a topic of female beauty in the Renaissance time – representing social constructs

Fabiola De La Cruz Art 101 5/31/17 Venus of Willendorf The art topic I chose is the Venus of Willendorf. I chose this art sculpture because of the significance it had on society even before language became the formal way of communicating. Art making is an ancient form of communication through the creation of unique features that symbolize cultural and religious background of the people of this era. Venus of Willendorf is one of the ancient art sculpture. The curve sculpture represents a fertility

Furthermore, compostition which is the arrangement and placement of the objects in art in order to create a meaning for the art piece. The way most of Morandi’s still life art pieces are either drawn from the perspective of looking from above or from the front. But the Natura Morta 1953 is drawn from the front and a little of the above perspective, which also enables us to see the shade on the objects from the top and tell which of the objects has a lid and which one doesn’t. Like the sup/bowl and

The Meeting of Joachim and Anna vs. The Annunciation While studying Renaissance art, particularly Italian art spanning from the 14th century through the 16th century, many similarities can be noted throughout paintings by various artists, yet major differences and variances can also be detected when it comes to the style that each artist chose to pursue. Each painting holds its own importance and displays its own outstanding aspects that make it great regardless of style. In Giotto di Bondone’s

Venus is depicted as a goddess for love and is the first female nudes in art.Many artists had their way of displaying a nude or a semi-nude painting/sculpture. According to the Greek mythology, she emerges from the sea .Venus was born as grown women who emerged from the sea and landed on the coast of Cyprus. Venus was the female counterpart to the gods Vulcan and mars who were fiery constitutions. When she emerged she was naked and beautiful on a large shell and she had a garland of myrtle, the plant

The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant is about the role of women during the time period and why there were no famous female artists. The idea of women’s freedom reappeared numerous times throughout the entire story: from girls who want to have the freedoms to learn, follow their dreams, be artists, or simply even go outside. These hopes were shown through the story of one girl, but it told the story of many. However, they were all held back by marriages and the religious ideas that were running the

In the 15th century Italy and 17th century Dutch came a rise in wealth, and with it an influx and need for the arts. In Sandro Botticelli painting The Birth of Venus from 1483-to 1485 shows admiration for the classical past. A newly born Venus washing ashore on the scallop shell. Her long swirling golden hair helps to cover her otherwise nude form, her eyes turned away from onlookers gaze. The winds, Zephyr and his nymph Chloris, blow Venus to shore on otherwise very calm waters. Awaiting her is

This artwork shows the same mood, contrast, color, and even the theme. Venus and the other figures in the painting have the same appearance, and all of the action is centered on Venus herself. -This painting is not too bright or too dark (50 percent) because of the colors Botticelli used. -Botticelli used the same golden ratio composition in this painting. The canvas itself finds the dimension. -Venus is in the center of the painting. It emphasizes the beauty of the artwork created by Botticelli

Birth of Venus by Botticelli (1484-6) Botticelli’s, The Birth of Venus was the painting that I used in a Humanities class. But not to analyze the elements, more to find a hidden message. It is clear from the start Venus herself was the focal point of Botticelli’s Painting. He places Venus's nude body into an oversized scallop shell. By using pigment colors for her skin, and adding bright white to her flesh tones, gave her a permanent glow. By placing copper and green tone around her, made her the

“The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli is an ancient Greece Renaissance painting. It is not a simple painting of a nude woman but instead it has a mythological and historical story behind her as she is the goddess of love and beauty. According to section 4.9 in Gateways to Art, Venus came up from the sea and was born as shown in the painting; she is also accompanied by three other goddesses. Therefore, this art is a naturalistic and a narrative. The way the artist painted Venus, the other goddesses

Venus has been a popular figure in art for hundreds of years. As a symbol of beauty and sexuality, her potential and versatility are important features, able to symbolize different themes and morals, and to illustrate classical traditions. Botticelli and Titian both incorporate Venus into their paintings, but, in doing so, describe different stories and evoke distinct emotions in their respective pieces. The contrasting use of Venus in their artwork emphasizes the fluidity of sexuality in a topic