Defining the Renaissance 'Virtuosa' Women Artists and the Language of Art History and Criticism |
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| Author:
| Jacobs, Fredrika H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-57270-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1997 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $179.95 |
Book Description:
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Defining the Renaissance 'Virtuosa' considers the language of art in relationship to issues of gender difference through an examination of art criticism written between 1550 and 1800 on approximately 40 women artists who were active in Renaissance Italy. Jacobs shows how the biases of these early critics have inflected reception of these virtuose.
Defining the Renaissance 'Virtuosa' considers the language of art in relationship to issues of gender difference through an examination of art criticism written between 1550 and 1800 on approximately 40 women artists who were active in Renaissance Italy. Jacobs shows how the biases of these early critics have inflected reception of these virtuose.