The Spectatrix in Early Modern Art
Session Chair: Maria Maurer, University of Tulsa Our awareness and consideration of early modern female patrons and artists has expanded exponentially in the past few decades. Yet, with a few notable exceptions, many canonical works are still presumed to be made by men for men, and female viewership is rarely considered outside the realms of direct patronage or production, marriage, or domesticity. Despite recent contributions to the study of early modern gender, « the viewer » in art historica…
New York (11-14 fev. 2015)