may not be i english
2006-10-19 14:54:00 · 3 answers · asked by han 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The "Venus of Urbino" is a painting done by Titian in 1538. Venus has been a subject for painters for hundreds of years. My favorite is one by Bronzino called "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time". The Venus you speak of can be seen in Florence.
2006-10-19 15:09:46 · answer #1 · answered by Atticus Flinch 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Venus was the Roman goddess of love.
Urbino is a city in Italy
Venus of Urbino is a painting by Titian (you can see images of it if you google "Venus of Urbino") of a lovely lady who reminded Titian of Venus. She was from Urbino.
2006-10-21 04:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to the previous poster's claim, we don't know that the "Venus of Urbino" represents a prostitute. We also don't know the "meaning," if any. (Not all paintings have a "meaning" beyond the surface significance), and since this work seems to have been commissioned in honor of a marriage, the notion that the woman is a "prostitute" is ridiculous. The type is based on previous sleeping or reclining goddesses/nymphs, of which there were many. The obvious model for Titian's work seems to be the "Sleeping Venus" of his teacher Giorgione, possibly completed by Titian himself', but there were many classical sculptures to which it can also be related. This is one of those paintings susceptible to several possible interpretations: was it meant to suggest frank erotic pleasures to the patron (see below) and his new wife? Is the lady, perhaps, a bride awaiting her groom on her wedding night as her ladies put her clothes away? Does the sleeping dog really mean anything -- "Fidelity" or, in contrast, the "sleep" of virtue? -- or was it just a pleasurable image, with some classical precedents, with no special iconographical meaning aside from the hope of a sexually pleasurable marriage, symbolized by an image of Venus, the goddess of love, beuty, and sex? We don't know; we cannot be sure. My guess is that it was intended to represent the frank hope of a happy (and sexually happy) union, but as an art historian who specializes in this period, I'm always open to other interpretations.
2016-05-22 03:51:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋