The imagery and politics of sexual violence in early Renaissance Italy /

The imagery and politics of sexual violence in early Renaissance Italy /

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Author / Creator:	Bokody, Péter, author.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Description:	viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Rape in art. Sex crimes in art. Painting, Italian -- Themes, motives. Painting, Renaissance -- Italy -- Themes, motives. Art -- Political aspects -- Italy -- History -- To 1500. Art and society -- Italy -- History -- To 1500. Art and society. Art -- Political aspects. Painting, Italian -- Themes, motives. Painting, Renaissance -- Themes, motives. Rape in art. Sex crimes in art. Italy. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13105906

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ISBN:	9781009100687 1009100688 9781009113977 1009113976 9781009122528
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book is the first comprehensive study of images of rape in Italian painting at the dawn of the Renaissance. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, Péter Bokody examines depictions of sexual violence in religion, law, medicine, literature, politics, and history writing produced in kingdoms (Sicily and Naples) and city-republics (Florence, Siena, Lucca, Bologna, and Padua). While misogynistic endorsement characterized many of these visual discourses, some urban communities condemned rape in their propaganda against tyranny. Such representations of rape often link gender and aggression to war, abduction, sodomy, prostitution, pregnancy, and suicide. Bokody also traces how the new naturalism in painting, introduced by Giotto, increased verisimilitude, but also fostered imagery that coupled eroticism and violation. Exploring images and texts that have long been overlooked, Bokody's study provides new insights at the intersection of gender, policy, and visual culture, with evident relevance to our contemporary condition"--
Other form:	Online version: Bokody, Péter. Imagery and politics of sexual violence in early Renaissance Italy Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009122528

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Summary:	This book is the first comprehensive study of images of rape in Italian painting at the dawn of the Renaissance. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, Péter Bokody examines depictions of sexual violence in religion, law, medicine, literature, politics, and history writing produced in kingdoms (Sicily and Naples) and city-republics (Florence, Siena, Lucca, Bologna and Padua). Whilst misogynistic endorsement characterized many of these visual discourses, some urban communities condemned rape in their propaganda against tyranny. Such representations of rape often link gender and aggression to war, abduction, sodomy, prostitution, pregnancy, and suicide. Bokody also traces how the new naturalism in painting, introduced by Giotto, increased verisimilitude, but also fostered imagery that coupled eroticism and violation. Exploring images and texts that have long been overlooked, Bokody's study provides new insights at the intersection of gender, policy, and visual culture, with evident relevance to our contemporary condition.
Physical Description:	viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781009100687 1009100688 9781009113977 1009113976 9781009122528