Numerous contemporary artists, particularly female artists, have chosen to examine the idealization of the female body. In this crucial book, Emily L. Newman focuses on a number of key themes includin
The Trojan War begins and ends with the sacrifice of a virgin princess. The gruesome killing of a woman must have captivated ancient people because the myth of the sacrificial virgin resonates powerfu
This book uses an art historical and feminist methodology to engage with Emma Hamilton, an eighteenth century celebrity who appeared in many works of art by important artists including Angelica Kauffm
The cultural milieu in the ‘Age of Goethe’ of eighteenth-century Germany is given fresh context in this art historical study of the noted writer’s patroness: Anna Amalia, Duchess of Weimar-Sachsen-Eis
