women and the renaissance
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE. WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE. Conceptions of the Renaissance. Traditional interpretations. birth of the individual. men & women control own destinies. Recent interpretations. women’s destinies & identities linked to men. women had few choices. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
Conceptions of the Renaissance
Traditional interpretations
birth of the individual
men & women control own destinies
Recent interpretations
women’s destinies & identities linked to men
women had few choices
Renaissance values applied to men
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
Perceptions of Women
Christianity & the Church
“evil” women – Eve
“good” women – Virgin Mary
Greek & Roman ideas
Aristotle’s “deformed men”
second-class citizens
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
Perceptions of Women
Renaissance combined Christian & classical views
male = perfect, female = imperfect
represented opposites
MALE FEMALE
ACTIVE PASSIVE
COMPLETE INCOMPLETE
LIGHT DARKNESS
GOOD EVIL
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Women’s Lives in the Renaissance
Domestic education & responsibilities
Life goal = marriage & procreation
Sexuality strictly controlled
Limited legal rights
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
The Importance of Class
Women of the working classes
important contributors to family economy labored inside & outside the home
usually did not contribute to family economy
Women of the upper classes
received some education
valuable in strategic marriages
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
The Exceptions
CHRISTINE DE PISAN (1364-1429)
France’s first woman of letters
Book of the City of Ladies: handbook for women
ruled Italian city-state of Mantua
ISABELLA D’ESTE (1474-1539)
created school for girls
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
The Exceptions
CATHERINE DE MEDICI (1519-1589)
rule France as regent for young son
great patron the arts
disguised as man, became soldier
CATARINA DE ERAUSO (1585-1640)
fought in Europe and the New World
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WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
The Exceptions
SOFONISBA ANGUISSOLO (1532-1625) great Italian painter
gained international recognition
most important female painter of period
ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI (1593-1652)
served as court painter for several important rulers