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Venus, Evening Star

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Evening star. Natural History. December 1949.

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Kiki Smith (American, 1954) - Evening Star (2023)

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Evening Star (also known as L'Étoile du soir), (Detail), (1848), by Henry Pierre Picou (French, 1824 – 1895), signed 'HENRY PICOU' (lower right), oil on canvas, 54 × 35½ in. (137.2 × 90 cm.), Private Collection

#Evening Star #L'Étoile du soir #Henry Pierre Picou #painting #my upload #oil on canvas #art #19th century #painting detail #detail #it is a classical allegory #It uses the celestial imagery of the evening star (traditionally the planet Venus) to personify the end of day as a beautiful #serene female figure reflecting the artist's focus on 19th-century mythological and aesthetic themes #In classical mythology the Evening Star is associated with Hesperus (the personification of the evening)#and the goddess Venus (representing beauty and love)#Picou personifies this astronomical phenomenon as a floating or gently descending female figure #She acts as a cosmic transitionary force #pulling the veil of dusk over the earth and acting as a bridge #between the bright reality of daytime and the mysterious dreamlike realm of night #Balance of Light and Shadow (Chiaroscuro):#The Figure: The woman glows with a radiant celestial illumination anchoring the viewer's eye #This represents the Evening Star being the first and brightest celestial body to pierce the darkening sky #The Atmosphere: The background shifts into deep twilight shadows #This contrast symbolizes the dual nature of evening—the peaceful end of daily labor alongside the onset of isolation and rest #Sensuality and Nature:#True to the conventions of 19th-century French Academic art the idealized #semi-nude female form represents the purity and untamed beauty of the natural world #By blending the human form with a celestial concept #the painting argues that nature time and cosmic transitions are inherently beautiful romantic and divine

Hesperus, the Evening Star, Sacred to Lovers, 1857 - oil on millboard

— Joseph Noel Paton (Scotland, 1834–1890)

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Evening Primrose (Oenothera Biennis)

Landscape with Evening Star - Gottfrid Kallstenius

Swedish, 1861-1943

Oil on panel , 21.26 x 19.29 in.

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