User:MayaHBu/The Rape of Europa (Titian)/Jessbl Peer Review

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Overall, the informational aspect of this looks great! There are some grammatical and language aspects that could be adjusted. I marked these below in my edits with strikethroughs, underlines, and bolder words/letters.

For the introduction, the information given is very helpful! You identify the artist and characteristics of the painting. In this section, the qualities of the painting could be described. By this I mean you could maybe include a description of the painting so that there is background for when you discuss the subject. This could be a really brief two sentence description as there is a later full description of the painting. Another option could be to move the description section to an earlier part of the article.

For the subject section, most of the fixes are just grammatical, the information portion is great. I think you fully covered the story behind this painting.

For the inspiration portion, if possible, I would add in a bit more information. Obviously this is just a draft so you may be planning to add more.

I love that you added in the Reputation of Women in Art section. I think you did a great job covering perceptions of women both within the time and within artwork at the time. There are mostly just grammatical aspects to fix.

Article Draft
One of the renditions of The Rape of Europa was painted by an Italian Renaissanc e,  more specifically a Venetian by the name Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio or more commonly known as Titian. It was painted between ca. 1559/1560- 1562 and it  is  considered an example of Titian late style, where he exmpahized  displayed  his materials and techniques with the paint and paintbrush. This artwork was  a part  of poesie series for Philip II,  which  this collection began in 1553 and it consisted of seven mythological paintings that discussed the human condition. The oil on canvas has dimension of  is  one-hundred and seventy eight centimeters by two hundred and five centimeters (70 in x. 81 in ). This painting is on display ed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. One of the inspirations for this painting comes from Ovid's metamorphoses where he entails the seduction and the abduction of Europa (consort of Zeus).

Subject
The origins of europa is  are  dispute d'''. A''' ccording to Hesiod he describes Europa is the daughter of the Titan  Tethys (mythology) and the ocean. In Homer's Iliad she is the daughter of the Phoenix. later on in the 5th century Herodotus describes her as a princess of a Phoenician king of Tyre Agenor, and  says  Phoenix is her brother. In Ovid ’s  version, she  is  the daughter of Agenor, King of Tyre or Sidon in Phoenicia.

 A ccording to Ovi d,  Europa and her attendants were gathering flowers in a bountiful meadow filled with cattle and is next to the coast. Jupit er,  who presumably is watching her from Mount Olympus, becomes enamored by her beauty, and plans to capture her. Jupiter tak es the form of a beautiful white bull, as Ovid describes " his horns are bent,[...] brighter than a perfect gem." Europa initially feels a fear and is uneasy when the white bull approachs her. Unlike the other bulls in the cattle, Jupiter assumed the character as  portrays himself as  a docile bull, ensuring that europa will feel unthreatened thus ensuring her capture. Jupiter is discribes  described  as being "lovely and unthreatening". Jupiter is rewared  rewarded  for his gentleness  with an handmade flower crown from Europa  and europa gifts him a flower crown, which she had handmade. Jupiter,  in a state of restlessness from happiness in receiving the gift  finds pleasure in this gift and is struggling to keep still, and eventually runs and plays with the other cattle in the meadow. The more time he spends in this  state  discuse ''', Europa feelings of uneasiness fade. and Jupiter in full form of shows his belly and chest and Europa attempts to the ride the bull. Europa decides to ride the bull, but once she sits on his back, he takes off and flying from the coast and across the ocean, with euproa on his back. ''' Horrified at what is happening and forshawoing what's to come, Europa looks back at her attendants realizes that she will never be returned home.  S howing how fast Jupiter is moving, you can seen the pink garment in the wind, and the wind in her hair.  Y ou can also see her hand as she grips  the back (?) of the bull  his horse. Jupiter brings her to Crete where he sexually assaults her and she gives birth to Minos and Minotaur. the  A  third son is also debated, in some renditions she gives birth to Rhadamanthys or Sarpedon (Trojan War hero). when juiptter  Jupiter  is ready to leave, he gives her a couple o f four gift s:  a necklace by Hephaestus, a bronze guard Talos, a javelin whom never misses, and lastly a a dog Laelaps (mythology).

Inspiration
Titian ’s  inspiration for this painted can be attributed to several interpretations of this story. The most famous one would be Ovid's version.

Representation of Women in Art
The depiction of a sexual violence against women in the arts is not a new concept. Many famous artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titan, Peter Paul Rubens ,Bernini’,, etc have painted scenes where women have been victims of these crimes. In these works the perpetrators is  are  usually the male gods, or high status men, and the victims are young women and girls. In the written myths, the women in theses storie s are  supposed to act as if it were a honor. Looking at other works of art that display these kinds of scenes, it  is  clear that there is a The beautification of sexual violence. Examples like Nicolas Poussin's Rape of the Sabine Women, Bernini’s Rape of Proserpina, Titian Tarquin and Lucretia all show women at the hands and the disposal of men. At the same time these words of art are skillfully astonishing. The techniques and the amount of detail that each.... (finish thought). The cultural  culture  around  perceptions of  women, especially the body, established that physical form and beauty were the most important characteristics to have. was something  that was they were only admired for her physical form and beauty. Women were  seen as  subordinates and  as  less valuable and important than their male counterparts. therefor  Further  solidifying the power imbalance where women are reduced to one being the muse.