Tag Archives: Venus
The Tears of Things
The boldness of the sun forced me out of bed. Spring was finally here and the air was so tart it pinched me into action. Today was the day of pulizie di primavera (spring cleaning) and I decided to start … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Diary, Rome/Italy
Tagged : Nanna Risi, Aeneas, Aeneid, Anchises, Ascanius, Augustus, Creusa, Cumaen Sibyl, Helen of Troy, Juno, lacrimae rerum, Lavinia, Queen Dido, Trojan War, Venus, Virgil
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The Age of Decadence
Above are two statues from the Archaic period. The evolution from Archaic to the Classical was aided by the concept of contrapposto where the figure, instead of dividing its weight equally on both legs, has most of its weight only … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Lifestyle
Tagged Classical Greece, decadence, Hellenistic, Kouroi, Sistine Chapel, Venus
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