Since the beginning of time women have held the world on their shoulders. Women are the Symbol of Life. The Maker of Unconditional Love. A woman is both Soft and Powerful. Practical and Spiritual. A Woman in her Essence is a Gift to the World. A Symbol of Strength and Freedom. And the exploration of the man's eye. I created this gallery to express the symbolism of women throughout history as more than just nude artwork but as a gift to the world. Without women the world would not be what it is today. Each artwork represents the assets of a woman through symbolism.
The Four Parts of the World Holding the Celestial Sphere, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, circa 1872, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Held the World on their Shoulders
Symbol of Life
An Egyptian Fellah Woman with her Baby, Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, 1872, From the collection of: SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst
Maker of Unconditional Love
Eva in Paradise, Mariano Silva Vandeira, 0, From the collection of: Museo Frida Kahlo
Soft & Powerful
Woman Holding a Balance, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1664, From the collection of: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Practical & Spiritual
Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), Artemisia Gentileschi, 1638-1639, From the collection of: Royal Collection Trust, UK
Symbol of Strength
Woman, Edvard Munch, 1925, From the collection of: The Munch Museum, Oslo
Symbol of Freedom
Four Studies of a Female Nude, an Annunciation and Two Studies of a Woman Swimming, Pisanello, circa 1425, From the collection of: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The Exploration of Man's Eye
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