Possessions Flashcards
Two common associations of shells in art history: ….. and ….
Femininity and procreation
Venus’ birth was said to have occurred after the Titan …. castrated his father …. and threw the severed genitalia into the sea. The goddess was conceived by the intercourse of …. and …., born out of a …. and washed to the shore by the …..
Cronos
Uranus
semen
seawater
shell
waves
Arrows a symbol of military …. and ….
Also tool of …. , held by …./cupid - gold-tipped arrow that had the power to incite passionate love in whoever it struck.
Authority
Hunters
love
eros
Venus and Cupid by Agnolo Bronzino showing the sinister repercussions of …..
…., with her missing eyes and brain, and hence inability to remember, is attempting to throw a veil over the scene, so that it may be forgotten, bereft of lasting consequence.
Father …. on the other hand is forcibly revealing the scandal, implying that the sexual encounter cannot simply be elapsed, and also revealing to the audience the characters of the foreground – each of which display signs of syphilitic infection.
Jealous/ secondary ….
Playful child - …. …. - thorn in his foot and also syphilitic
The beautiful young girl dressed in green innocuously offers the lovers a honeycomb, symbolic of …. and also concealing reality of the sting in her tail in her other hand - ….
passion
Oblivion
Time
syphilis
Foolish Pleasure
temptation
fraud
In European allegory a laurel wreath is a crown of ….., but in a vanitas painting it can symbolise the ….. of worldly power.
victory
futility
A crown is one of the clearest symbols of …. and …., and in art they can be the attributes of triumphant deities, earthly rulers or the champion of culture and sport.
dominion
glory
The paraphernalias for an allegory of painting include:
- …. symbolising the imitation of life.
- …. … to show painting is an art form
- ….-…. dress to indicate the use of colour
- ….. and palatte
- ……… to express creative agitation.
- Mask
- Mouth gag
- shot-silk
- paintbrush
- sweaty brow
Pan and Priapus were followers of the mischievous god of wine Bacchus, also known as ….
Popular Roman pagan tradition of Bacchanalian festivals that were devoted to Bacchus and aimed to ensure a good harvest. According to literary accounts these wild parties and banquets involved lots of sex and alcohol. Animals, like the ones we see here, were often sacrificed during these events and the garlands of flowers were made as offerings.
Dionysus
Scales are a symbol of …., and by extension the equanimity, balance and fair-mindedness of the judge
judgement
The fourth woodcut of the Apocalypse cycle, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, depicts the first four of seven seals that must be opened in order for the Apocalypse to begin.
Albrecht Dürer published in 1498 depicting various scenes from the …. … …..
Harbingers of the End.
Book of Revelation
The four horsemen of the apocalypse:
1st: a white horse (symbolizing victory), a bow (symbolizing military might), and a crown (symbolizing authority to govern) = ….. ….
2nd: Red horse (blood), large sword (violence) = civil war
3rd: Black horse = “……” This interpretation is almost certainly correct. The ….. that the figure is described as holding represent the way bread will be measured during the time of famine.
4th: Pale green horse = …..
- military conquests
- civil war
- famine and scales
- death
In western art, a sword stands as a symbol of …. courage, ….. and …..
masculine
authority
justice
….. proclaiming the day of judgement
Trumpet
Timepiece such as hourglass represents the passage of …., the …. of life or the …. of death.
time
transience
inevitability
The Borghese Dancers in the Louvre inspired …… Dance to the Music of Time
Poussin’s
