What do you think of Bouguereau's Venus?

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Do you find Venus attractive, and why or why not? Rate her looks from 1 to 10. What do you think of her compared to the modern American ideal of beauty?

asked Jul 14, 2013 in Artworks

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Personally, I think she is very attractive and feminine. She's curvaceous, not skinny or fat. From voluptuous hips and thighs to a smaller waist, she's very naturally/evolutionarily desirable, as those traits tend to be a sign of fertility. My only gripe is that her breasts seem a bit small relative to the curves her lower body. Fuller, rounded breasts would look more balanced in my opinion. (It's a bit ironic that most of his other nudes have fuller breasts, yet Venus, the iconic representation of feminine beauty, doesn't.)

answered Jul 14, 2013