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This exhibition includes all Italian paintings that were executed during the realism and renaissance eras which explores the visual aspect of the female nude body. The featured paintings display at least one nude female as the center of attention, making the viewer question if loyalty or temptation is implied. Two of the paintings are mirror images of each other, however one of them is more provocative than the other when the symbols are taken into consideration. We can see women from both the highest class as well as a lower are being portrayed. Altogether, these paintings show the female nude form and how it is placed can make an audience interpret something different; such as humility through the relaxed positions, or empowerment through rigid structure.

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Tiziano Vecelli (Titian), Venus of Urbino (1538), Oil on Canvas, Italian Renaissance

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Tiziano Vecelli (Titian), Venus of Urbino (1538), Oil on Canvas, Italian Renaissance

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Here we see Venus, the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility painted in the 16th century Italy. Her relaxed position sets the standard for the reclining female nude that others will admire in Venice and further. There is a dog placed at the end of her bed which is symbolic for the concepts of loyalty and fidelity. Venus is appearing to exude these concepts as well as carnality and fertility to the audience, thus this image is taken as a sensuous one.

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Edouard Manet, Luncheon on the Grass (1863), Oil on Canvas, Italian Realism in Venice

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Edouard Manet, Luncheon on the Grass (1863), Oil on Canvas, Italian Realism in Venice

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Although in different time periods, this painting is done many centuries later as a mimic of one of Titian's earlier paintings titled "Pastoral Symphony". Two men are having lunch together whom don't seem to notice the women at all. This can be interpreted as the women are a figment of the men's imaginations. There is one sitting directly with them who looks into the distance as if she is tempted to act, and the other is in the background washing herself in the river, as if to cleanse herself. Compared to the first painting in this exhibit, the female nude here is pictured in a similar way with a casual posture.

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Edouard Manet, Olympia (1863), Oil on Canvas, Italian Realism in Venice

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Edouard Manet, Olympia (1863), Oil on Canvas, Italian Realism in Venice

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While Titian's painting portrays the loyal and subtle version of the reclining female nude position, Manet presents a quite different side with a darker meaning. The female pictured has a rigid and upright posture and wear nothing but heels. A maid tending to her. The black cat towards the bottom of the bed provides a sexualized overtone. We can indicate that the female is a Parisian prostitute when the symbols are pointed out and examined. It is not uncommon to see a prostitute pictured due to the time period being the 19th century and by the artist who is from Paris.