Showing posts with label women in art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women in art. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Hey Ladies!

When it comes to art, it's always been all about the ladies -- century after century of evolving representation of female subjects. They've been idealized, fetishized, glorified and deconstructed. Muse or object? You be the judge. Here's a quick survey of 500 years' worth of female portraits in Western art:


From the same user comes this look at a century of women in film. Same rules apply:



[via WFMU's Beware of the Blog.]