The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli

One of Sandro Botticellis nigh famous moving reads represents a classical myth the relationship of genus Venus (14851486). This painting shows the myth of Venus birth. Botticelli based the picture in a school text the profane Birth of Venus and the coronation of the reverend Venus. It was written by Ange Poliziano, based on an ode by Hesiod. (Berger Foundation, 2006) The effect, nonetheless, is distinctly pagan, taking as intensity written descriptions by the 2nd century historian Lucian of masterpieces of Ancient Greece, was make at a time and place when most machinationistic domainifice playacts depicted papist Catholic themes.It is somewhat surprising that this canvas escaped the flames of Savonarolas bonfires, where a turn of events of Botticellis other pagan influenced plant life perished. Botticelli was very close to Lorenzo de Medici. Because of their friendship and Lorenzos power, this run was spared from Savonarolas fires and the disapproval of the Church. (Wikipedia, 2006) The picture can be divided into three separate At the left, Zephyr and Chloris fly with tangled limbs. Around them, at that place are falling roses with golden he artifices. At the right offset, the trees form part of a flowering orange grove, related to the Greek myth of Hesperides sacred garden.At the center appears the Nymph, that might be one of the Greek goddesses of the seasons (Spring or Flora) which welcomes her on land and the shell where it can be seen maybe not Venus birth yet the mo custodyt when she lands at Paphos in Cyprus, having been carried by the shell. Tolstoys interpretation of art Leo Tolstoy, besides his well known literary works work, has developed his own theory of art, which emphasises the importance of art to human beings by the converse from the operatives to the receivers their emotions and feelings. For him art is a mean of communication of feeling quite an than ideas.The artist communicates through the use of colour, sound, mo vement or words, an emotion or feeling that he has previously experienced. Tolstoy denies different conceptions on art, like those which ordinate that is a manifestation of some mysterious idea, or that art is a way to let off the excess of energy stored by men, or just pure pleasure. For Tolstoy art is a mean of union among men, substantial to life, fostering the spiritual evolution of humankind. Birth of Venus under Tolstoys perspective It can be stated that Botticelli takes from different artists and thinkers the foundations which uses to express his feelings and emotions.During his time, the renaissance, antediluvian mythology was admired again. Artists and men of science gathered around the princes, and they all lived together. Among these men interest in the past grew and they started to translate Virgil, Homer, Hesiod and Pindar. Thus, it was very feasible that the do-gooder ideas propagated rapidly. The art in Florence started to growth and the humanist ideas were incorp orated into the artists work. To interpret art it is important to pay attention to the links between motifs in the works in question and other cultural phenomena of the time, including literary and theological documents. (Matthew, 1997)Boticcellis Birth of Venus, paint for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medicis, is a palpable example of what Tolstoy referred in his theory. Without communication between these people it might be impossible to produce this painting. It reflects the ideas that were commons among these men. Now, there is the point of what feelings or emotions Botticelli tried to express. The story of Venus birth is a divine message which brought beauty to humanity. It might be understand that the painter tried to represent this myth in a invaluable way. The painting communicates Botticellis emotions in front of the power of natures creative force.Collingwoods vision of art Collingwoods vision of art states that the work of art is a purely imaginary object, existing sole(prenominal) and truly, in the artists mind and that it is an convention of the artist emotion. (Collingwood, 1938) Therefore, if the work only exists in the artists mind, its physical representation is a way to represent it to others. The way that Collingwood sees art could be explained in this launch the artist has feelings which are unconscious, he gets awake of them through emotions and its expressions, and thus he is conscious of the feeling.Then, the way that he liberates from the oppression of these feelings is through his artistic expression. Thus, art is the way that the artist expresses his own emotions for himself. Communicating that emotion to others is secondary ((Collingwood, 1938) as he views artistic creation as, basically, a process of self acknowledgment. The plan is to make it understood the way that the artist who has expressed the emotion tangle in having the emotion. Birth of Venus according to Collingwoods perspective below Collingwoods perspective is complex to establish an analysis of Botticellis picture.According to his point view of art, the painter tries to express his emotions in a way to draw his mind at ease. Therefore, it is necessary to understand what feelings or emotions were perturbing Botticellis mind. He was trying to explore his own emotions, thus the only matter that can be analysed is the secondary communication, the one that is possible thanks to the fact that the artist uses to express himself a language that might be understood by everyone. What emotions were driving the painter? By looking at the picture one may asses that he feels overwhelmed and amazed by natures force.Also, besides the beauty of the painting, an uncommon length of Venus neck and the unique angle that her left arm describes aid to attain harmony, enhancing the feeling of a subtle and tender being, as the story says, a gift from heaven. Botticelli painted men and womendaddened perpetually by the shadow upon them of the great things f rom which they shrink. (David, 1980) Conclusion Collingwoods theory of art opposes to Tolstoys. While Tolstoy says that the only reason of art is communication, Collingwood says that art is a purely imaginary object, existing only in the artists mind, thus is an expression of the artist emotion.They both are aware of the fact that emotions are remarkably necessity in the creation of art, but Collingwoods account of the emotions is very different from Tolstoys. He says that the artist expression is a way of self liberation from the feelings or emotions, while Tolstoys says that the artist wants to communicate a feeling that the artist has previously experienced. For Collingwood, creation is in some way self-seeking, while for Tolstoy is an act of communication essential for understanding among humanity. References The Birth of Venus (Botticelli) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp//en. wikipedia. org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_%28Botticelli%29 Rampley, Matthew, 1997 From Symbol to parable Aby Warburgs Theory of Art. Journal article The Art Bulletin, Vol. 79, Cowart, David, 1980 doubting Thomas Pynchon The Art of Allusion Book. Southern Illinois University Press, Wikipedia. 2006 Sandro Botticelli article. November. Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation. World Art Treasures R. G. Collingwood, 1938, Art as an carriage