Images of Artistic Agency by Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Women Artists
dc.contributor.advisor | Manca, Joseph | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Widrig, Walter | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hyde, Melissa | en_US |
dc.creator | Vernon, Kelley J. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-08T22:00:29Z | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-08T22:00:29Z | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 1998 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Sometime around the year 1630, Artemisia Gentileschi, a famed Baroque woman artist, painted one of her most intriguing masterpieces, the stunning Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting. As a personal statement, the image has been unrivaled to this day, its daring symbolic formula unmatched by any other artist past or present. The focus of this thesis is to define the interactions between Artemisia's Self-Portrait and self-portraits of sixteenth century women artists, most notably Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana. In this manner, the extraordinary implications of Artemisia's Self-Portrait become even more pronounced. Likewise, the thesis also explores instances of "countering culture" in the works of sixteenth century women artists, highlighting moments when their own selfimages progressed beyond the normal bounds of social definitions. Finally, the essay explores the possible symbolic meanings of Artemisia's Self-Portrait within the realm of the court of Charles I of England, its initial owner. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 74 pp | en_US |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Vernon, Kelley J.. "Images of Artistic Agency by Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Women Artists." (1998) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/76509">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/76509</a>. | en_US |
dc.identifier.digital | VernonK | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/76509 | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 1998 © Kelley Vernon | en_US |
dc.subject | Art history | en_US |
dc.subject | Gender studies | en_US |
dc.title | Images of Artistic Agency by Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Women Artists | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type.material | Text | en_US |
thesis.degree.department | Art and Art History | en_US |
thesis.degree.discipline | Humanities | en_US |
thesis.degree.grantor | Rice University | en_US |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en_US |
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