Gender, Politics, and Allegory in the Art of Rubens
Author: Lisa Rosenthal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-09-05
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780521842440
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGender, Politics, and Allegory in the Art of Peter Paul Rubens examines the intertwined relationship between paintings of family and marriage, and of war, peace, and statehood by the Flemish master. Drawing extensively upon recent critical and gender theory, Lisa Rosenthal reshapes our view of Rubens' works and of the interpretive practices through which we engage them. Close readings offer new interpretations of canonical images, while bringing into view other powerful works which are less familiar. The focus on gender serves as a catalyst that enables an original way of reading visual allegory, giving it a dynamic multivalence undiscovered by traditional iconographic methods.