
Description
Over a span of more than five hundred years, art historian Karen Hearn looks at representations of pregnancy through the ages and interrogates how the social mores and preoccupations of different periods affected the ways in which pregnant women were visually depicted. Exploring different religious, cultural, and historical settings, Hearn reveals how portrayals of pregnancy have changed over time and across contexts. Some portraits reinforce an "ideal" female role while others celebrate fertility or assert shock value. Eighty color images accompany Hearn's extensive and illuminating history, including painted portraits, drawings, miniatures, prints, photographs, sculpture, textiles, and objects.
Product Details
Publisher | Paul Holberton Publishing |
Publish Date | April 04, 2020 |
Pages | 112 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781911300809 |
Dimensions | 9.4 X 6.6 X 0.7 inches | 1.1 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
"Hearn is widely recognised for her pioneering work on the depiction of pregnancy in art, and her intelligent commentary in the . . . accompanying book guides the visitors through the history of her fascinating theme from the sixteenth century to the present day."-- "Burlington Magazine"
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