What are the topless and nude women supposed to represent?

[Spiderman]

Yes, they can represent all kinds of things, I'm just more curious why they would be in a government building.

Have you ever been to a capitol building before? Were there topless and nude women painted on the walls or ceiling? They are nice works of art and pleasant to gaze at, I just don't get what it has to do with government. I'm guessing one of them was Lady libertatis and another was Columbia.

Perhaps a female body represents certain virtues like justice, freedom, or democracy? idk, I've never been on a personal tour where it was all explained.

Just thought I would ask your opinion.

 

[Spiderman]

I'm very aware that there is a whole theology behind the human body that is full of meaning and symbolism. I'm just not really informed about how it is viewed by the government and what it's symbolic of. I imagine that paintings in a government building have meaning that somehow relates to government, no?

 

[Brickjectivity]

What buildings where and by whom? Thanks!

 

[Spiderman]

What buildings where and by whom? Thanks!

Just any capitol building you or someone else has been to.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Just any capitol building you or someone else has been to.

Mmmm I have not noticed naked girls there.

 

[Spiderman]

They are good paintings. Just wondering if there is some deeper meaning to them is all.

 

[Sunstone]

Most of those statues of topless women (and a few nude women) that you sometimes see on public buildings were from the late 1800s, early 1900s. There was a cultural assumption in the art world at the time that such nudity represented honestly, transparency, open-mindedness, etc. Most of the women also represented things like truth or justice -- and their nudity was meant to express the notion that truth and justice are honest, and "have nothing to hide", etc.

By the way, in New York City, almost all of the statues of nude or semi-nude women during that period were based on the same model. A young woman who was very popular with artists at the time. Just a bit of trivia.

 

[Spiderman]

Most of those statues of topless women (and a few nude women) that you sometimes see on public buildings were from the late 1800s, early 1900s. There was a cultural assumption in the art world at the time that such nudity represented honestly, transparency, open-mindedness, etc. Most of the women also represented things like truth or justice -- and their nudity was meant to express the notion that truth and justice are honest, and "have nothing to hide", etc.

By the way, in New York City, almost all of the statues of nude or semi-nude women during that period were based on the same model. A young woman who was very popular with artists at the time. Just a bit of trivia.

That explanation is sufficient

 

[Brickjectivity]

Most of those statues of topless women (and a few nude women) that you sometimes see on public buildings were from the late 1800s, early 1900s. There was a cultural assumption in the art world at the time that such nudity represented honestly, transparency, open-mindedness, etc. Most of the women also represented things like truth or justice -- and their nudity was meant to express the notion that truth and justice are honest, and "have nothing to hide", etc.

By the way, in New York City, almost all of the statues of nude or semi-nude women during that period were based on the same model. A young woman who was very popular with artists at the time. Just a bit of trivia.

You would know! If you didn't I would be very, very disappointed in you.

 

[Revoltingest]

Yes, they can represent all kinds of things, I'm just more curious why they would be in a government building.

Have you ever been to a capitol building before? Were there topless and nude women painted on the walls or ceiling? They are nice works of art and pleasant to gaze at, I just don't get what it has to do with government. I'm guessing one of them was Lady libertatis and another was Columbia.

Perhaps a female body represents certain virtues like justice, freedom, or democracy? idk, I've never been on a personal tour where it was all explained.

Just thought I would ask your opinion.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

Most of those statues of topless women (and a few nude women) that you sometimes see on public buildings were from the late 1800s, early 1900s. There was a cultural assumption in the art world at the time that such nudity represented honestly, transparency, open-mindedness, etc. Most of the women also represented things like truth or justice -- and their nudity was meant to express the notion that truth and justice are honest, and "have nothing to hide", etc.

By the way, in New York City, almost all of the statues of nude or semi-nude women during that period were based on the same model. A young woman who was very popular with artists at the time. Just a bit of trivia.

I think we need more honesty, transparency and open-mindedness in the world today.

 

[Cacotopia]

I think we need more honesty, transparency and open-mindedness in the world today.

You will find that to be a steep uphill battle.

 

[lukethethird]

Yes, they can represent all kinds of things, I'm just more curious why they would be in a government building.

Have you ever been to a capitol building before? Were there topless and nude women painted on the walls or ceiling? They are nice works of art and pleasant to gaze at, I just don't get what it has to do with government. I'm guessing one of them was Lady libertatis and another was Columbia.

Perhaps a female body represents certain virtues like justice, freedom, or democracy? idk, I've never been on a personal tour where it was all explained.

Just thought I would ask your opinion.

The drawings represent the government workers lifestyle.

 

[BSM1]

Some one once tried to convince me that they sell food at Hooter's.

 

[Revoltingest]

Some one once tried to convince me that they sell food at Hooter's.

They're all about food, both symbolically & functionally.

 

[dfnj]

Yes, they can represent all kinds of things, I'm just more curious why they would be in a government building.

Have you ever been to a capitol building before? Were there topless and nude women painted on the walls or ceiling? They are nice works of art and pleasant to gaze at, I just don't get what it has to do with government. I'm guessing one of them was Lady libertatis and another was Columbia.

Perhaps a female body represents certain virtues like justice, freedom, or democracy? idk, I've never been on a personal tour where it was all explained.

Just thought I would ask your opinion.

I always thought it represented full disclosure in government or openness. When government functions are done in secret they are always the most corrupt.

Besides, female anatomy is the most beautiful thing on the planet.