ART 304 - Women As Artists & Patrons

Institution:

Agnes Scott College

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Description:

Introduction to the role of women as both creators and sponsors of works of art. Not only were women the ambivalent object of portrayal from Eve to the Virgin, but also a force behind the pen and parchment. In monastic settings, women copied and illuminated manuscripts, and when promoted to abbess, could become as powerful as Hildegard of Bingen. Queens and aristocratic women were avid patrons in the later Medieval period. By the Renaissance and Baroque periods, we encounter a host of painters and sculptors whose names have finally joined the ranks of the "old masters."

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.agnesscott.edu

Phone Number:

(404) 471-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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