9/6/2023 0 Comments Medieval woman painting![]() ![]() Still, while our contemporary outlook may view these images of medieval women as powerful and commanding, it may also be misleading because many of these images were created by men and for men, adding a further layer of complexity to every story told. And so, in this part of the exhibition, we give a platform to the stories of the women that were commonly depicted in medieval art, such as Mary Magdalene and Saint Clare. As subjects, we find women taking centre stage as venerated mothers, powerful heroines and resolute saints. This exhibition explores women as subjects and women as makers of medieval art. More recent literature took this one step further, by urging us not to marginalise women in medieval art as exceptions while asking: 'how many so-called exceptions must there be before we decide that a new rule is in order?' ![]() While this perspective acknowledged the underprivileged status of women in medieval society, it demonstrated that women were not absent from the world of art. And you can watch a pre-recorded panel discussion on the subject here.Īlthough medieval art is dominated by a lack of female voices, a story of exceptions has emerged in 20th-century scholarship, which looked at the Middle Ages through a feminist lens. Join us for a live walk-through of the gallery displays with Jana at 5 pm on Tuesday 23 March, when she will be joined by Dr Alexandra Gajewski FSA to focus on several highlight works and contextualise them please register here). A bust-length reliquary of a lady in fashionable dressĭr Jana Gajdošová introduces us to this ground-breaking exhibition she has curated at Sam Fogg. ![]()
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