Picturing Women in Renaissance and Baroque Italy

About this book

This volume considers pictured and picturing women in Renaissance and Baroque Italy as the subjects creators patrons and viewers of art. Womens experiences and needs (perceived by women themselves or defined by men on their behalf) are seen as important determinants in the production and consumption of visual culture. By using a variety of approaches the contributors demonstrate the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach when studying women in Italy from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries.