Images of pregnancy and birth in western painting

dc.contributor.author	Johnson, Libby	en
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-02T21:55:09Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-02T21:55:09Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en
dc.description.abstract	Rather than a survey of the entire history of the subject, I will focus on images of pregnancy and birth from the Renaissance to modem times. My goal is to study the symbolism of images of pregnancy in western painting. Some questions I hope to answer are: Is the symbolism of such paintings always the same or do they portray different meanings? What role do the images play in society? How have such images changed (or not) over time? I believe that art reflects the views and values of the society that produces it and that art therefore can be used as a sociological or anthropological tool. What do artist's depictions tell us of how pregnancy and birth were viewed in Renaissance society and how they are viewed in contemporary society?	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/11531	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Art & Architecture	en
dc.rights.holder	Copyright 1999 by Libby Johnson	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Painting, Modern	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Childbirth	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Pregnancy	en
dc.title	Images of pregnancy and birth in western painting	en
dc.type	Undergraduate Thesis	en
mus.data.thumbpage	23	en
thesis.degree.department	Art.	en
thesis.degree.genre	Undergraduate Thesis	en
thesis.degree.name	BA	en
thesis.format.extentfirstpage	1	en
thesis.format.extentlastpage	31	en

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