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Guide to the Lands of Venuses

Coming back to our deep roots

Places of Pre-Christian, Pagan cultures at the heart of Europe connected with female figurines

Logo-Venus with a Rainbow

Daughters of Venuses: The Female Sculptures that Enrich Our Surroundings Today.

When I started thinking over the idea of adding images of ‘Daughters of Venuses’ I was surprised by the scarcity of such statues in our surroundings. Only then I fully realized that it is because of a prevalence of sculptures of saints, rulers and military leaders, who were predominantly men. And, although there were some images of women, the way they were depicted was not, for understandable reasons, analogous to the Venuses. And one should not forget crucifixes, because they also form a considerable part of sculptures in public spaces.

The sculptures presented here are not limited to Central Europe, as in the case of the prehistoric Venuses.

A fountain by Hraniční chateau, the Czech Republic. Click to enlarge.
a fountain Hraniční chateau
A fountain in Sigmund Freud Square in Příbor, the Czech Republic. Click to enlarge.
a fountain in Příbor
A sculpture in front of the hospital in the town of Litoměřice, North Bohemia, the Czech Republic. Click to enlarge.
a sculpture in Litoměřice, Czech Republic
Amazone zu Pferde (Amazon on a horse) /1/ with surroundings. A sculpture by Louis Tuaillon ouside the Neues Museum (the New Museum) in Berlin, Germany. Click to enlarge.
Amazon on a horse
Amazone zu Pferde (Amazon on a horse)/2/. A sculpture by Louis Tuaillon ouside the Neues Museum (the New Museum) in Berlin, Germany. Click to enlarge.
Amazon on a horse
Monuments aux Girondins (The Girondists monument)/1/ in Place des Quinconcens, in the town of Bordeaux, France. Click to enlarge.
/ the Girondists monument
Monuments aux Girondins (The Girondists monument)/2/ in Place des Quinconcens, in the town of Bordeaux, France. The top of the column with a winged woman representing Liberty (Liberté). Click to enlarge.
the Girondists monument
The fountain in Praca Vasco da Gama /1/, the town of Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores, Portugal. Click to enlarge.
Vasco da Gama square
The sculpture at the top of the fountain in Praca Vasco da Gama /2/, the town of Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, The Azores, Portugal. Click to enlarge.
Vasco da Gama Square
Monumento aos descobrimentos portugueses (The Monument to the Portuguese Discoveries) in the town of Cascais, Portugal. Click to enlarge.
Monument to the Portuguese Discoveries