The good, the bad and the forgotten: biblical women in the visual arts
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In London
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This course will look at the reception of the stories of biblical women in the visual arts, using a variety of tools from narratology, feminist interpretation, sociology, politics and visual exegesis. We will look a number of biblical texts where women appear as central or marginal and will examine the ways in which their story is depicted. We will look at the ways in which paintings will sometimes fill a gap in the story, or indeed diverge from its biblical model. The range of paintings will range from the medieval period, passing through the Renaissance to contemporary art.
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About this course
• To introduce students to the hermeneutical and exegetical issues associated with the study of Biblical texts concerning women, and texts which have affected women’s lives;
• have awareness of a wide range of feminist hermeneutics;
• understand the variety in which these texts have been interpreted in the visual arts;
• engage in a close study of both the set texts and the paintings which depict them;.
Please bring a copy of the Bible and writing material, if you wish to take notes.
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The following biblical women’s stories and depiction in the visual arts will be examined: Eve, Sarah and Hagar, Deborah and Jael, Bathsheba, Delilah, Jezebel and Potiphar’s wife from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; Judith and Susanna from the Pseudepigrapha and Mary Magdalene from the New Testament.
A mix of illustrated lectures combined with group discussion. The course will potentially include a visit to the National Gallery.Additional information
The good, the bad and the forgotten: biblical women in the visual arts