Between 1400 and 1660 many educated individuals had various opinions and views about women. Several religious leaders, educated women, and humanists published their view on the superiority or minority of women. No matter the occupation, half of these individuals thought that women were strong while the other half said they should stay home.
Many religious leaders want women to stay at home and be weak while men dominate over them. This could be the result of being a religious leader and having many devout followers looking up to them. Protestant theologian, Martin Luther, says (doc 5) women are for procreating and men have the force to multiply. If the man cannot impregnate the women, then she has the choice to have sex with his closest relative …show more content…
Italian humanist writer, Leon Battista Alberti (doc 2) views women as a figure for childbearing. Although his view is offensive towards educated women like Pisan among others, he stresses the importance of virtue and morality in women. He says that beauty is not external, but internal Alberti uses a drunk woman as an example; she is beautiful but she is not a good wife. According to Alberti, a good wife is one who has an honorable manner and is able to pass that along to her children. Baldassare Castiglione, a humanist scholar and author of “The Courtier”, claims a woman should have an air of sweetness and be knowledgeable of music, letter, dance, and painting (doc 4). The Italian High Renaissance painter, Raphael, painted The Sistine Madonna (doc 11). Madonna is bowed down by the pope and Saint Barbara. In her arms, she tenderly holds a baby who appears to be Jesus. Madonna is centered on the painting, symbolizing that women are able to bear a child and life revolves around women. Since the pope, angels, and Jesus appear in it, and it was promoted by the Catholic Church, then the Catholic Church approved of the idea that women were strong and
Many religious leaders want women to stay at home and be weak while men dominate over them. This could be the result of being a religious leader and having many devout followers looking up to them. Protestant theologian, Martin Luther, says (doc 5) women are for procreating and men have the force to multiply. If the man cannot impregnate the women, then she has the choice to have sex with his closest relative …show more content…
Italian humanist writer, Leon Battista Alberti (doc 2) views women as a figure for childbearing. Although his view is offensive towards educated women like Pisan among others, he stresses the importance of virtue and morality in women. He says that beauty is not external, but internal Alberti uses a drunk woman as an example; she is beautiful but she is not a good wife. According to Alberti, a good wife is one who has an honorable manner and is able to pass that along to her children. Baldassare Castiglione, a humanist scholar and author of “The Courtier”, claims a woman should have an air of sweetness and be knowledgeable of music, letter, dance, and painting (doc 4). The Italian High Renaissance painter, Raphael, painted The Sistine Madonna (doc 11). Madonna is bowed down by the pope and Saint Barbara. In her arms, she tenderly holds a baby who appears to be Jesus. Madonna is centered on the painting, symbolizing that women are able to bear a child and life revolves around women. Since the pope, angels, and Jesus appear in it, and it was promoted by the Catholic Church, then the Catholic Church approved of the idea that women were strong and