The female nude emerged as a genre in the Renaissance.
A-Level: Mythological works in 2D or 3D in Florence + Rome + Venice
Explore the complex power dynamics of images of the female body in the Renaissance
Sex, Power, and Violence in the Renaissance ...
With her twisting, spiraling body, this beautiful sea nymph embodies the complexity of High Renaissance movement.
Raphael, Galatea
With her open mouth, tilted head, and soft flesh, Io exudes sensuality, giving herself up willingly to Jupiter.
Correggio, Jupiter and Io
That shell! That pose! That wind! So much in this painting seems impossible, not least its divine beauty.
Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus
Jupiter swoops down and brings Hercules to nurse at Juno’s breast. The milk that spurts up creates the Milky Way.
Jacopo Tintoretto, The Origin of the Milky Way
Who wouldn’t be at peace? Mars enters the realm of Venus, where the Three Graces dance and Flora strews blossoms.
Sandro Botticelli, La Primavera (Spring)
Opposites attract? In this mythological love story, colors clash, bodies twist, and actions conflict.
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