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Prehistoric Past Venus of Willendorf

Prehistoric Past Venus of Willendorf

Q Rehistoric Past: Venus Of Willendorf Over the course of human existence, artifacts of previous societies and civilizations have been uncovered through archeology. Once such piece is the Venus of Willendorf. Why makes the Venus of Willendorf's image timeless, even as cultural norms of beauty change?

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Venus of Willendorf is a Paleolithic Venus figurine and the exquisite aspect of the art is that such art lack a face but conveys different faces of cultural norms. This artist through this specifically had tried to fortify the stance of a woman in that era. At that time, reproduction was one of the most important aspect and women played a huge role in it. Therefore, it can be assumed that the artist tried to fortify this aspect of the culture by focusing on the breasts and the pelvic areas of the statue.