[sotd] Hidden Histories: Women and the Renaissance [August 13, 2009]
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- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:51:14 -0300
Site of the Day for Thursday, August 13, 2009
Hidden Histories: Women and the Renaissance
Today's site, from the Victoria & Albert Museum in the UK, presents an exhibit
with
a focus on the roles of women, as suggested by the Renaissance artefacts from
the
museum's collection. Gentle Subscribers will find a striking variety of items,
many
of remarkable beauty, that would have belonged to women of the wealthy class
primarily in the city states of Italy.
"The medieval and Renaissance collections at the V&A have many objects that
reveal
the lives of women. Ranging from jewellery to ceramics, most are precious items
that would have belonged to the wealthy. This reflects what has survived but
also
what was collected by the Museum. Most of objects that will be examined here are
from Italy, and date from the 15th and 16th centuries." - from the website
The presentation concentrates on a text-based history of women's lives during
the
Renaissance, using items from its collections in various categories -- Marriage
and
Domestic Goods, Childbirth and Pregnancy, Pastimes, and Clothing and Jewellery.
Each of these sections included thumbnail images of significant artefacts, which
are enlargeable. As well as the perilous conditions surrounding childbearing,
the
exhibit points out that the amusing pastimes of cards and dice were pursued by
some
women. Ranging from the objet d'art of a gilded, silver pomander, to the
stealthy
and deadly stonebow used by women for hunting small game, the exhibit paints an
interesting portrait of the lives of upper class women during the period.
Stride over to the site for a look at the lives lived by some women during the
Italian Renaissance at:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/periods_styles/medieval/Med_Ren_Features/hidden_his
tories/women_renaissance/index.html
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browser or use this TinyURL:
http://tinyurl.com/d7qcwq
A.M. Holm
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