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I love these ancient Greek statues - almost all amazing graces. I wish there was a 3D image for showing off such artwork on the web - so we could rotate the statue and zoom into details.
A crouching position is pretty unusual - most statues stand up - which makes them more impressive to their followers (remember we talk about the Goddess Venus here).
This ‘Allegory of Spring‘ is brilliant and shows Maestro Botticelli at his best. Usually his crowd scenes look flat and confusing - but this one is almost like a modern comic panel.
The Scene is set in in the Garden of Venus - with the lovely Goddess in the center of it all.
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The figures of the painting …
The three Charites of the Greek Mythology: Aglaea ("Beauty"), Euphrosyne ("Mirth"), and Thalia ("Good Cheer").
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The title derives from Latin literature and means ‘Venus, turner of hearts’. This is the Sonnet he wrote for this painting:
She hath the apple in her hand for thee,
Yet almost in her heart would hold it back;
She muses, with her eyes upon the track
Of that which in thy spirit they can see.
Haply, ‘Behold, he is at peace,’ saith she;
‘Alas! the apple for his lips, - the dart
That follows its brief sweetness to his heart,-
The wandering of his feet perpetually!’A little space her glance is still and coy;
But if she give the fruit that works her spell,
Those eyes shall flame as for her Phrygian boy.
Then shall her bird’s strained throat the woe foretell,
And her far seas moan as a single shell,
And through her dark grove strike the light of Troy.
Poetry and image information taken from here.
More? Rossetti @ ArtRenewal.org or @ Wikipedia
Hey Stumblers … don’t forget to check out the other Rossetti paintings below.
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Once of the most iconic images of European art - and one of the greatest goddesses of all times. If you look around you we are surrounded by fit young and blonde Sisters of Venus these days.
Her breasts are a bit too small compared to the current beauty ideal and her facial expression is also a bit too innocent. We like our woman a bit more slutty these days.
I wonder if this was considered porn during it’s days?