The meaning of her gaze

The Meaning of Her Gaze The Venus of Urbino by Titian has been gazing at her observers some say slyly and some say innocently for over 500 years. This look has been used through out the years to appeal and catch the eye of the on lookers; it is even used today in a more modern fashion such as advertisements. A particular advertisement that best depicts the modern version of the Venus is an advertisement for …

…is even used in advertising today, as shown in the ad for the bridal headpieces. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Reference: Single-Author Book Cole, Bruce (1938). Titian and Venetian Painting (1450-1590). Boulder, cold: icon editions, 1999. Pope, Arthur Upham (1881-1969). Titian’s Rape of Europa; a study of the composition and the mode of representation in this and related paintings. Cambridge, published for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum by Harvard University Press,(1960). Coffen, Rona. Titian-Venus of Urbino. Cambridge University Press (1997).