The Renaissance and Baroque periods brought the world countless treasures both physical and of the mind. The art and architecture that came from this time has become as infamous as the artists and architects whose names are associated. Yet, a common thread appears in an overwhelming majority of these names the layperson can recite, and that is gender. Virtually all well-known artist of the time are men. This essay will briefly discuss the challenges faced by female artists during the Renaissance and Baroque period and how these challenges differed from their male counterparts. In doing so, this essay will briefly highlight lives of artist such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Elisabetta Sirani.
Life for a woman during the Renaissance and …show more content…
Often what was permissible for a man was intolerable for a women. For example, a man was expected to have an education. This giving him the ability to run a business and be a general member of society. In contrast, women were expected to remain in their home or in the case of a nun, their convent. A woman should moral, obedient, and chaste. Upon arrangement of her marriage by her father, a virtuous women purpose becomes the perpetuation of her new families name by bring healthy male heirs into the world. This followed closely with the expectation of creating and maintaining a home for the comfort of her husband and family. However, if a father is unable to find a suitable match for his daughter it is expected that of said women to enter a convent. By doing so she will remain virtuous through the restrictions of clausura, living the cloistered life of a nun. To a twenty first century reader these prospects for women are a laughable when viewed in context with society today. These expectations however, were a
Life for a woman during the Renaissance and …show more content…
Often what was permissible for a man was intolerable for a women. For example, a man was expected to have an education. This giving him the ability to run a business and be a general member of society. In contrast, women were expected to remain in their home or in the case of a nun, their convent. A woman should moral, obedient, and chaste. Upon arrangement of her marriage by her father, a virtuous women purpose becomes the perpetuation of her new families name by bring healthy male heirs into the world. This followed closely with the expectation of creating and maintaining a home for the comfort of her husband and family. However, if a father is unable to find a suitable match for his daughter it is expected that of said women to enter a convent. By doing so she will remain virtuous through the restrictions of clausura, living the cloistered life of a nun. To a twenty first century reader these prospects for women are a laughable when viewed in context with society today. These expectations however, were a