Is a careful reading of the work alone (or a “formal analysis” as we will soon call it) enough to provide a sufficient interpretation when we have no way on knowing its cultural context?

Is a careful reading of the work alone (or a “formal analysis” as we will soon call it) enough to provide a sufficient interpretation when we have no way on knowing its cultural context?

Consider the working interpretations of the so-called “Venus of Willendorf” as a goddess of fertility or femininity. Do you accept this idea based only on how the statue depicts the female form, or would you need more convincing?

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