Venus in Art & Culture
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Venus of Willendorf
The most famous early image of a human, a woman, is the so-called "Venus" of Willendorf, found in 1908. It is estimated to date from between 24,000-22,000 BCE.
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Venus de Milo
A close up look at the Greek Venus de Milo statue in the Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Boticelli's Venus.
Among the Florentine artists of the second half of the fifteenth century who strove for a solution to this question was the painter Sandro Botticelli (1446-1510). One of his most famous pictures represents not a Christian legend but a classical myth - the birth of Venus.
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Venus in Myth and Art
Myths and art images about Venus as seen by Europeans, Aztec, Mayan and Norse cultures through time.
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Roman Goddess Venus
A short summary of the significance of Venus in Romans mythology.
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Venus and the Maya
A rich website exploring Venus and the Maya. The ancient Maya were very likely the most sophisticated astronomers and mathematicians of their era. Much evidence of their accomplishments was destroyed during the Spanish Conquest of the 16th Century but during the past three decades contemporary scholars have made enormous strides in understanding this mysterious culture. Evidence has recently been uncovered providing a far more intimate connection between the planet Venus and the Maya culture as embodied in the Palace of the Governor - a richly adorned building in Uxmal, the capital of an ancient city-state in western Yucatán.
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St. Michael's Church
St. Michael's Church at Much Hoole, with a window that commemorates local resident Jeremiah Horrocks.
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Astley Hall
Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery plans exhibits and collaborations pertaining to Jeremiah Horrocks.
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Miscellaneous Items
Miscellaneous Items from Transit of Venus.org, including stamps, antique instruments, modern sculpture, plays, music, fiction entitled Transit of Venus, postcards, stereoscope cards.
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