Artist: Dia Azzawi
Date: 1971
Size: 88 x 63 cm
Museum: Ibrahimi Collection (Amman, Jordan)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
Ishtar is the goddess of love, war, beauty, and sacrifice in war of the Mesopotamian civilizations. The Sumerians called her the Queen of Heaven, and her temple was located in the city of Uruk, and she is the morning and evening star (Venus), represented by an eight-pointed star, standing on the back of a lion, and she carries a bouquet of flowers. In the Sumerians’ mythology, she corresponds to Inana, Astarte for the Phoenicians, Aphrodite for the Greek, and Venus for the Romans. Her depictions and symbols have varied and appeared in most ancient myths, and poets sang their love for her and artists perfected their portrayal of her in painting and sculpture
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