Women in Renaissance: Education, Family Roles & Artists
Explore the roles of women in the Renaissance era, from limited education to familial expectations, as seen through the lenses of famous artists like Sofonisba Anguissola and Christine de Pisan. Discover how societal norms shaped women's lives in that period.
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The Renaissance: Different Perspectives *WOMEN AND THE RENAISSANCE
TO WHAT EXTENT ARE WOMEN EQUAL TO MEN IN TODAY S SOCIETY? Think of Social Political Economic Education Study of History of Women started 1970s
Women in the Renaissance Education Little or no Education Upper class women Literate Castiglione s The Courtier recommends a Humanist education for both genders Also: women for man s comfort, contentment and for family lines
Women as a reflection of family Appearance, Chastity, Charm Under male authority In the House New nuclear family = more power in house, but less outside (Domestic vs. Public) Taught to manage the house and serve men Managed family finances and children **Generally, women did not work, and were not allowed in Politics**
Sofonisba Anguissola (1532-1625) Father took Castiglione s advice and educated all daughters (Noble family, Italy) First famous female artist throughout Europe Painting, Music, Literature, Latin Portraits seem to breathe, and look alive Couldn t study anatomy or paint from life
Christine de Pisan (1363-1424) The first Feminist Educated in Paris The Book of Three Virtues Survival manual for Renaissance Women The Book of The City of Ladies
Did Women have a Renaissance? Joan Kelly-Gadol Feminist insight Events in History that further development of men have opposite effect on women Argues women did NOT have a Renaissance Women imprisoned in their own homes during the Renaissance Art and literature of the Renaissance emphasizes female dependence, male domination; Women as evil beings
Excerpt Renaissance ideas on love and manners expressed this new subordination of women to the interests of husbands and male-dominated [family] groups and served to justify the removal of women from an unladylike position of power and independence. All the Advances of Renaissance Italy worked to mold the noblewoman into an aesthetic object: decorous, chaste and doubly dependent on her husband as well as the prince. Haberman, Arthur, and Adrian Shubert. The West and The World. Toronto: Gage Learning Corporation, 2002, 17.
Did Women have a Renaissance?
