Willendorf
Americannoun
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Those who suggest the Venus of Willendorf may be a self-portrait note that it could be showing how a woman would have seen herself if she were looking down instead of at her reflection.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Jaci Oseguera and Debra Willendorf, however, would beg to differ.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2022
The offending artworks include the Venus of Willendorf, a 25,000-year-old limestone figurine of a woman.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
McBride includes an element of serious mystery - the whereabouts of the Venus of Willendorf, an enormously valuable figurine dating back many thousands of years.
From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2020
Long celebrated as one of the oldest known works of art, the "Venus of Willendorf," provokes a sense of wonder: How did the Stone Age sculptor render obesity that was so life-like?
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2016
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