Talk:Fertility in art

Issues

Hello, a good topic for an article, but I would like to discuss some issues here.

• In this line, "Many cultures in history believed in fertility deities. Ancient Egyptians drew Menetes, the goddess of childbirth, while in Classical mythology, Gaia (to the Greeks) or Terra (to the Romans), is the personifciation of Earth and associated with female fertility and widely found in Classical art," it is not clear whether the Egyptians drew Menetes although it is mentioned, it has no reference attached to it. Gaia representing female fertility ? She was a goddess of Earth, so a ref is needed for that one too.

• Refs are needed for this line, "Women are often depicted with a ripe bosom, a child-bearing hip and a nude body in some cases. Animals that reproduce prolifically are also seen in art depicting fertility." In this article, the example paintings mentioned here, for example The Birth of Venus, do not show the above mentioned characteristics, except for a nude body.

Animals are found in art, but a reference must be attached to it saying that animals that reproduce a lot are shown in art.

• In this line, "Aphrodite was born as a result of the genitals of Uranus falling into the ocean. The very process is said to portray birth and fertility," it seems to me as if its orginal research. As long as suitable refs are attached supporters the statement, good, but else it needs to be removed. Also, what does the painting The Birth of Venus show that makes it an example of fertility in art ? Ref needed here too.

• In this line, "Rembrandt's The Jewish Bride is a painting of a couple joined in love. Despite the title, none of the subjects in the painting are Jewish. The Painting portrays the fertility of the young couple, particularly that of the woman", the last sentence needs a reference.

Finally, the article request Significant expansion. I don'the know much about this topic, but I will trying my best to clean up this article. I have notified an admin @Johnbod: (I am pinging him) about this case. Please help in expanding the article Johnbod. If any user knows about this topic, they are welcome to contribute. I meanwhile will try to fix this article to the best of my ability.

Thanks and Regards

Joshuart (talk) 16:43, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Actually, I'm not an admin, but I do edit on art a lot. There article has a long way to go - this is one source to start off with. Johnbod (talk) 16:48, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Oops, I just assumed you were an admin by seeing your number of edits. Thanks for the source, I found one url - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4769851/ which contains some useful info which may be incorporated in the article. Joshuart (talk • contribs) 17:41, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

@Joshuart and Johnbod: Hey, I have found a Google Books link that seems to have some input regarding this topic. I edit on a mobile, so I am unable to view and added this info in the article. If someone would do so, it would be appreciated. King Prithviraj II (talk) 12:18, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Attribution

Hey guys, this is an attribution I guess. I took some info from the Pregnancy in art page which was some nice info regarding fertility. @Johnbod: How can we access some google book pages which are not for preview ? I once got a few results by searching inside the book for info regarding this article but was denied access. Awaiting your reply. 31.215.192.108 (talk) 16:36, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

@31.215.192.108: Thank you for your contributions. Unfortunately, only a preview of books can be accessed using Google books. Unless you have a free epub version of the book, you have to pay for it.Joshuart (talk) 19:25, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Yup. Johnbod (talk) 20:36, 6 May 2017 (UTC)