title: [Artistic representation of the female breast as an attribute of femininity and fertility and also the origin of life force and wisdom].
abstract: The artistic representation of the female breasts is based upon two totally independent concepts, which are different in their expression. On the one hand, the figure, clasping her hands around her breasts, stands for womanliness and fertility. On the other hand, the act of voiding milk or water, symbolizes donation of or wisdom. These two functions of the female breasts are a large number of illustrations.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kirchhoff
mesh_terms: D001154:Art; D001940:Breast; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D010151:Paintings; D011247:Pregnancy; D012613:Sculpture
vernacular_title: Die künstlerische Darstellung der weiblichen Brust als Attribut der Weiblichkeit und Fruchtbarkeit als auch der Spende der Lebenskraft und der Weisheit.