Women's Studies 2158A/B Lecture Notes - Softcore Pornography, Tintoretto, Holofernes
20 Nov 2012
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Ii biblical women: suzannah &the elders, judith & holofernes. Images of women in the renaissance (15th and 16th c. ) and baroque period (17th c. ) During this time period, it was men who were the established artists of these time periods. Women were denied any kind of art access or education in general. 15th and 16th c. one of the worst times for women in terms of their personal rights. If a woman did become an artist, it was usually because their father was already an artist and they had an in to the art world. When women did become professional artists, they typically had to conform to the styles and subjects that the men had established. Women generally were the models in art rather than the artists themselves; men in art institutions didn"t like women as artists, but didn"t mind them as models. More women depicted in art than creating it.
