Date of Award
Spring 4-27-2016
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art and Art History
First Advisor
Och, Marjorie
Second Advisor
Dreiss, Joseph
Major or Concentration
Art History
Abstract
Botticelli's paintings of Venus present unsolved dilemmas to ressearchers. Why do these paintings portray women as the central figures in the narrative when 15th century gender dynamics marginalized women, and what messages are viewers meant to understand from these works of art? My research attempts to answer these questions through an analysis of the "Venus and Mars", which was created between 1483-1484.
Recommended Citation
Ovadia, Eynav R., "The Venus Problem: An Examination of Botticelli's Venus and Mars" (2016). Student Research Submissions. 67.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/67
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