Indecent Bodies in Early Modern Visual Culture |
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Editor:
| Jonietz, Fabian Richter, Mandy Stewart, Alison |
Contribution by:
| Cuneo, Pia F. Emerson, Catherine Meurer, Susanne Sammern, Romana Talvacchia, Bette Santos, Ricardo De Mambro Kirch, Miriam Hall |
Series title: | Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700 Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-94-6372-583-5 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2022 |
Publisher: | Amsterdam University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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The life-like depiction of the body became a central interest and defining characteristic of the European Early Modern period that coincided with the establishment of which images of the body were to be considered 'decent' and representable, and which disapproved, censored, or prohibited. Simultaneously, artists and the public became increasingly interested in the depiction of specific body parts or excretions. This book explores the concept of indecency and its relation to the human...
More DescriptionThe life-like depiction of the body became a central interest and defining characteristic of the European Early Modern period that coincided with the establishment of which images of the body were to be considered 'decent' and representable, and which disapproved, censored, or prohibited. Simultaneously, artists and the public became increasingly interested in the depiction of specific body parts or excretions. This book explores the concept of indecency and its relation to the human body across drawings, prints, paintings, sculptures, and texts. The ten essays investigate questions raised by such objects about practices and social norms regarding the body, and they look at the particular function of those artworks within this discourse. The heterogeneous media, genres, and historical contexts north and south of the Alps studied by the authors demonstrate how the alleged indecency clashed with artistic intentions and challenges traditional paradigms of the historiography of Early Modern visual culture.