New-to-me #54 - Young. Wild. Free.
new-to-me #54 - Young. Wild. Free.
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BIRTH OF VENUS /c. 1484-86/ SANDRO BOTTICELLI
The painting illustrates the birth of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, as suggested by the title. She appears as a fully grown woman emerging from the sea, just as described in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. On the left side, you can see Zephyr and Aura, personifications of the winds, who have carried Venus to the shore.
Venus is portrayed as the epitome of Renaissance beauty, with her golden-red hair and fair skin. On the right, the Hora of Spring, who serves as Venus’s attendant, stands ready to cover the modest goddess. Venus stands on a scallop shell, her stance is in a classic contrapposto position, where she rests most of her weight on one foot, causing her upper body to twist slightly to a three-quarter view.
Botticelli's use of imagery is often thought to be influenced by Neo-Platonic ideas. According to this interpretation, Venus represents two aspects: her earthly side, which embodies physical beauty, and her heavenly side, which symbolizes intellectual beauty.
The "Birth of Venus" is thought to have been commissioned by Lorenzo de' Medici of Florence. The orange trees along the shore are the Medici family’s emblem. The painting itself is made up of two separate pieces that were stitched together before Botticelli began working on it.
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THE UPLIFT SERIES
A positive playlist series curated for whichever phase in your self-love journey you might be going through.
The Uplift I: Loneliness Let these songs be your reminder that even times of loneliness don’t last forever.
The Uplift II: Insecurity When you’re feeling a little insecure and could use some reassurance that everything will, as a matter of fact, be okay.
The Uplift III: Perseverance You might be facing some difficulties, but does that mean you’ll throw in the towel and give up?
The Uplift IV: Growth That feeling when you realise that you’ve come out stronger after a difficult and challenging situation.
The Uplift V: Confidence Are you ready to take on the world?
“God, let me write a beautiful sentence, just one.”
— Violette Leduc, tr. by Derek Coltman, from “La Bâtarde,” (via violentwavesofemotion)
Eleanor Roosevelt
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