Rape and the gendered gaze: "Susanna and the elders" in early modern Bologna
In the course of its long history, pictorial representations of Susanna changed dramatically, ranging from her characterization as a model of female virtue and chastity to her portrayal as a nude and eroticized temptress. Around the turn of the seventeenth century, the Bolognese painter Ludovico Car...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2001
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Biblical interpretation
Year: 2001, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 259-286 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bologna
/ Bible. Daniel 13
/ Painting
/ History 1500-1600
B Old Testament / Reception |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CE Christian art HB Old Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance |
| Further subjects: | B
Bologna
B Art B Susanna Biblical character B Bible. Daniel 13 |
| Summary: | In the course of its long history, pictorial representations of Susanna changed dramatically, ranging from her characterization as a model of female virtue and chastity to her portrayal as a nude and eroticized temptress. Around the turn of the seventeenth century, the Bolognese painter Ludovico Carracci rejected the eroticism of contemporary depictions, reviving the theme of Susanna's virtue and turning to the patristic literature for an understanding of the moral issues raised by the Susanna text. |
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| ISSN: | 0927-2569 |
| Contains: | In: Biblical interpretation
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