The Paradox of Shape: On the Representation of Women in the Sixteenth Century

In the third part of his Dialogus de viris et foeminis aetate nostra florentibus, Paolo Giovio lists over one hundred illustrious women of his time and paints an unusual picture of Italian society. The catalogue is not a review of the virtues or superiority of women but rather an account of the poli...

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Main Author: Michelacci, Lara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Iter Press 2023
In: Renaissance and reformation
Year: 2023, Volume: 46, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 241-264
Further subjects:B Vittoria Colonna
B Paradox
B Female Body
B Femininity / Virility
B Paolo Giovio
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