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Why Did Caravaggio Paint Two Separate “Supper at Emmaus” Paintings?

You can read this on Medium (with pictures of the art included!) here: https://medium.com/@emilystepp12/why-did-caravaggio-paint-two-different-supper-at-emmaus-paintings-f0d6eaaa32f6 In my first article here on Medium (and here on my blog, if you want to check it out!) I discussed some interesting details and reflected on Renaissance and Baroque art. I decided to look into one of my favorite artists …

You can also read this on Medium (featuring awesome Renaissance art!) here: https://medium.com/@emilystepp12/lanval-and-the-amazonians-how-power-is-gained-by-women-and-what-those-methods-reveal-about-them-759f548eb345 Within Marie de France’s Lanval and Christine de Pizan’s The Amazons, one sees two different ways in which a woman may perform a power reversal within her society or culture. It is interesting that while both of these involve a woman possessing …

You can also read this on Medium (with pictures of the art!), by using this link: https://medium.com/p/gender-portrayals-in-renaissance-and-baroque-art-and-why-they-matter-67283368d79c?source=email-377ce92029d3--writer.postDistributed&sk=635f7e5316a9091834e5c873638b9c6d Modern ideas of masculinity and femininity as portrayed in visual media, such as film and visual artwork, may sometimes feel very distant and different than the portrayals that appear in the artwork of the Renaissance period and the …