Rembrandt - Art History's First Feminist & SNA
Victor Manta
"Tom Loepp" <lo...@mindspring.com> wrote
> Victor,
> What you refer to is maybe not Rembrandt's attitude towards women but
maybe
> the predominant attitude of the times. Although you are right in saying
that
> there is little writing or action that would speak of Rembrandt's concern
for
> social issues, he was and is revered for his honest down to earth
depiction of
> people and himself. He actually had a short lived boom time and lived his
later
> years quite humbly. The Dutch renaissance is noted for taking art "off of
the
> wall" (as murals in a holy place glorifying god and power) and looking
around
> at reality. After the Dutch gained their freedom from Spain (and you know
who
> else) and became world merchants there was a great market in portable
genre
> paintings, still lifes, biblical, portraits, landscapes, etc. The easel
> painting was in it's infancy as opposed to the icon. For Rembrandt and
then
> Bruegel and Hals and Vermeer to go so pure and truthful is beyond
feminism.
> It's an era that sings of freedom, freedom at last.
> There were some Van Lipps that owned a bunch of Vermeers but I can't find
any
> family connection.
> I believe the Etruscans are one of the oldest known Feminist societies
but
> don't quote me.
> Tom Loepp
I start in a new thread, in order to skip the most recent Pascal's
contributions.
First of all, please allow me to announce a new SNA - Egypt joint issue,
dedicated to Gender's Equality:
http://www.values.ch/sna-site/joint/equal-genders.htm
Generally speaking, I agree with you, Tom. As much as I can remember, there
were matriarchal (women dominated) societies in the dark past of the
humanity. They were characterized by the social supremacy of women over men
(which, apparently, became the goal of some post-feminist movements :).
Being an adept of a full equality of sexes, I have chosen for the SNA sheet
an antique sculpture, where the characters are positioned side by side
(being equal at least before death...).
Victor Manta
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Victor Manta
> I start in a new thread, in order to skip the most recent Pascal's
> contributions.
>
> First of all, please allow me to announce a new SNA - Egypt joint issue,
> dedicated to Gender's Equality:
>
> http://www.values.ch/sna-site/joint/equal-genders.htm
>
Couldn't skip Pascal's contributions, because my clock jumped back several
hours, for unknown reasons. Will not repost.
Victor Manta
Tracy Barber
wrote:
pascal must be a child.
Tracy Barber
Victor Manta
> Tracy and Victor,
> ... Anyway the Beautiful sculpture on the right is Elizabeth Taylor, I'm
positive..
> Tom
>
The resemblance between Elizabeth Taylor and the Princess Nofret is really
astonishing. Obviously, the movie specialists in Hollywood have done a great
work.
http://www.values.ch/sna-site/joint/equal-genders.htm
Victor Manta
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