A Study About The Emergence Of Portraits Of Women Reading And Their Social Meaning (読書する女性の肖像とその社会的な意味）
A Study About The Emergence Of Portraits Of Women Reading And Their Social Meaning, 2015 By Tadami Yamada 山田維史「読書する女性の肖像とその社会的な意味」 ある医療クリニックでの講義原稿の英語訳 In art history from the 18th to the 19th century, the theme of "portraits of women reading" emerged and became popular. This theme did not arise from any particular art movement. In fact, images of women reading books have been depicted for a much longer time. After going through the trend in the 19th century, the number of depictions has decreased significantly, but they have continued to be depicted in the 20th century and up to the present day of the 21st century. What exactly does the "portrait of a woman reading" mean? What did the painters of each era express with it? I would like to examine this below. Women and books in religious paintings As mentioned above, portraits of women reading have been painted since ancient times. However, they did not particularly emphasi...