Cassone Painting, Humanism and Gender in Early Modern Italy (Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism)

Type

Book

Authors

Cristelle L. Baskins

ISBN 10

0521583934

ISBN 13

9780521583930

Tags

History, Art History

Description

Overlooked in traditional studies of Italian art, cassone painting was nonetheless a popular genre in Early Renaissance Tuscany. In this study, Cristelle Baskins questions the traditional readings of these decorated chests as merely didactic or moralizing. She argues that the pieces performed an important role in the socialization and gender formation of women during the Renaissance. She demonstrates that cassone, which invariably depict exemplary women from classical mythology, invited a range of responses, ranging from coercion to pleasure. - from Amzon

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