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- Venus and the Arts of Love in Renaissance Florence
- Venus and the Arts of Love in Renaissance Florence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One Golden Splendor
- Two Cultivating Complexions
- Three Sartorial Seduction
- Four Green Gardens
- Five Erotic Anatomy
- Six Maritime Treasures
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Five - Erotic Anatomy
Fantasy, Sex, and Disease
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 March 2021
- Venus and the Arts of Love in Renaissance Florence
- Venus and the Arts of Love in Renaissance Florence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One Golden Splendor
- Two Cultivating Complexions
- Three Sartorial Seduction
- Four Green Gardens
- Five Erotic Anatomy
- Six Maritime Treasures
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 analyzes erotic representations of Venus by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Jacopo Pontormo, Agnolo Bronzino, Giorgio Vasari, and Michele Tosini. In ways heretofore not seen in representations of the goddess, these artists appropriated, manipulated, and referenced anatomical material, including the breasts, the mons pubis, the vulva, the phallus, and the buttocks. Privileging variety, novelty, and design, they separated anatomical parts from their original sources (ancient sculptures, studio models, or anatomical treatises) and from their original materials (marble, flesh, ink-and-paper) to fashion flirtatious figures of the goddess, her son, and the lusty satyr.
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- Venus and the Arts of Love in Renaissance Florence , pp. 157 - 202Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021