- Title :
-
Saints, sinners, and sisters : gender and Northern art in medieval and early modern Europe; Aldershot; Burlington, VT; Ashgate
The gothic mirror and the female gaze
- Author :
- SMITH, Susan L. ;
- Publication year :
- 2003
- Language :
- English ;
- Abstract :
- Considers carved ivory mirror cases, or valves, owned by well-to-do lay women, and what they reveal about looking as a self-conscious activity. Imagery such as courtship and its related metaphors of pursuit and battle are examined in context of their parallels in literature. The majority of images show women with lowered eyes denoting chastity in accordance with male didactic literature. Notes instances of deviations from this where women are shown with active gazes, revealing the self-assertive potential of women's looking. ;
- Pagination/Size :
- 7 ill. ;
- Topic :
- 530 - BIBLIOGRAPHIE D'HISTOIRE DE L'ART ;
- French keywords :
- Faire la cour ; Femmes ; France ; Gothique (art) ; Iconographie ; Ivoire ; Littérature ; Miroir ; Psyché de table ; Regard ; Sexualité ; Taille ; 1300-1400 ;
- Descriptors :
- Carving ; Courtship ; Dressing glasses ; France ; Gaze ; Gothic ; Iconography ; Ivory ; Literature ; Mirrors ; Sexuality ; Women ; 1300-1400 ;
- Document type :
- Article ;
- INIST identifier :
- 24875582 ;
- ISBN :
- ISBN 0754605892 ;
- Provenance :
- Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art ;
- Publisher country :
- UNITED KINGDOM ; UNITED STATES ;
