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. Women appear on the outskirts of the narratives of male-dominated arts and science from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment, yet the female form and female identity were central themes in art and literature. How did artists and writers in these time periods represent the role of women in society? Discuss how literary and visual artists and thinkers transform the meanings of femininity/womanhood, paying particular attention to the artistic and religious ideals that influenced definitions of the human form.
a.Art:
Raphael, “The School of Athens”
Bronzino, “Allegory with Venus and Cupid”
Gentileschi, “Judith Slaying Holofernes”
Rubens, “Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus”
b.Literature
Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier
Shakespeare, The Tempest
Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women
a.Art:
Raphael, “The School of Athens”
Bronzino, “Allegory with Venus and Cupid”
Gentileschi, “Judith Slaying Holofernes”
Rubens, “Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus”
b.Literature
Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier
Shakespeare, The Tempest
Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women