Venus Of Willendorf Vs Venus De Milo Essay

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The Venus of Willendorf and the Venus de Milo are two ancient day venus sculptures representing two different views on beauty. The Venus of Willendorf is a small 4.5 inch limestone figure of a Goddess which is believed to be used as a fertility symbol, while the Venus de Milo is a tall ancient Greek statue of a Goddess which is said to represent love and beauty. The Venus of Willendorf’s body structure is very different than that of Venus de Milo. The venus of Willendorf appears to be a short lady with a large emphasis on her reproductive organs, breasts and stomach area whereas the Venus de Milo appears to be very tall with smaller breasts, and a really athletic build. She appears to have abs and looks as if she has not had children before, while the Venus of Willendorf looks like she has had children due to her huge breasts and stretched out belly button. The Venus …show more content…

This is probably a culture difference or a time difference since the Venus of Willendorf was created in 28,000-25,000 BCE and the Venus de Milo was created 130-100 BC and is a form of a Hellenistic style. Another difference is the fact that the Venus of Willendorf is not wearing any form of clothing and is totally exposed. The Venus de Milo has her bottom half covered with a sheet hiding her lower body and lower reproductive organs which contrasts the Venus of Willendorf and her enlarged lower organs. A similarity that these two pieces of art work have is the fact that they are both missing a body part. The Venus of Willendorf does not have arms or feet while the Venus de Milo is missing her arms. Another similarity is the fact that they were both Venus’ and created in BCE. Although they are both Venus’, they represent different forms of beauty. The Venus of Willendorf emphasizes the beauty of reproduction and sex, while the Venus de Milo emphasizes the beauty of strength and having a nice elegant

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