Dress and nudity in the iconography of the Florentine Renaissance woman

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Judith W. Ledogar (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Lavina Franck

Abstract: This study identifies and interprets the female iconographies of the Florentine Renaissance. Through the art of the Florentine Renaissance, this study shows the relationship of the female iconographies to the changing appearance of the Florentine Woman from about 1300 to 1550. The female form, nude and clothed, was used to personify man's changing interpretations of his universe. Extensive research was done in the social history, philosophy, religion and fashions of the Florentine Renaissance. Over 800 photographs were taken of paintings and drawings of women of the Florentine Renaissance. Of these, 113 photographs were incorporated into this study. It became apparent that the iconographies depended not only upon the socio-psychological attitudes of Renaissance man, but also upon the techniques, media, insights and the genius of the artists who were communicating the messages.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1982
Subjects
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) $x History
Art, Renaissance
Fashion $x History
Philosophy, Renaissance
Renaissance
Humanism

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