emily whittleMay 12, 20175 min readRenaissance Art, Women and The ChurchThe Renaissance and the Church Renaissance art, the art produced in the three hundred years between 1300 and 1600 [1], had its epicentre...
emily whittleMay 10, 20175 min readThe Mistress, The Model, The Muse The relationship between artist and female sitter, and the manner in which this has affected the art produced, has informed our views of...
emily whittleMay 10, 20174 min readThe Female Nude The tradition of depicting the female nude is central to Western Art and dates back to the classical period. Although critics have...
emily whittleMay 9, 20173 min readRenaissance Art, Women and Beauty Ideals of Beauty The representation of ideals of beauty has been a goal of many artists over the last five centuries, perhaps most...