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Venus was her name

October 17, 2021 by Lesley Truffle

Venus was her name Goddess on the mountain top Burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name She’s got it Yeah, baby, she’s got it …                                    Venus by Bananarama   For centuries artists have been enamoured by the mythological goddess Venus. Sandro Botticelli’s Venus is … [Read more…]

Posted in: art/theatre event, artists, Mythology, Social Comment Tagged: Ancient Mythology, Art, Birth of Venus, Botticelli, Greco-Roman mythology, Jeff Koons, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, Sandro Botticelli, The Rokeby Venus, Toilet of Venus

Rites of Spring

October 9, 2019 by Lesley Truffle

Rites of Spring The advent of spring initiates a whole new wave of city madness. At the very first glimmer of sunshine Melbourne folk tear off their puffa jackets, scarves and beanies and recklessly bare their skin. Melbourne’s denizens believe that first of September tells us that spring has arrived. And that the last few … [Read more…]

Posted in: Melbourne, Observations, Social Comment, Uptown Downtown Tagged: Botticelli, La Primavera, Melbourne, Melbourne Trams, Sandro Botticelli, Spring, trams

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