Journal Entry – Week 4
Complete the readings listed under Week 4 and then spend about one hour writing a response below to the following questions (approx. 250–350 words).
In her book chapter “The Renaissance Ideal,” Whitney Chadwick argues that “Woman’s position on the fringes of the new system of representation mirrored her place in society generally.” (p. 74) What do you think Chadwick means by this statement? What was “woman’s position” in society during the Italian Renaissance? What particular difficulties did female artists during the Renaissance have to face that their male counterparts did not? Do you think that female artists or architects today still face certain difficulties that male artists or architects do not? If yes, how so?
