Women, Art, And Society by Whitney
Chadwick questions
If anyone has read this book, I
need help with a couple of questions:
“Hildegard of Bingen left a
body of work unparalled in its range.”
1. How did she contribute to
religion?
2. How was her contribution to the
Church recognized?
3. Did she challenge the Church’s
views on women? If so, how? If not, why not?
1. Noting that fifteen century
women were skilled artists in Renaissance Florence; do you think their work was
well represented during this period? Why is it that we only hear little if any,
of women artists of that period in Florence?
2. What caused the shift of
womenâ??s role in visual culture from one of production to one of being
represented?
3. What were the circumstances
that led to the formation of the â??Confraternity of Paintersâ? in 1349?
