Medievalists.net » Parma http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Books of Art: 20 Medieval and Renaissance Women Reading http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:55:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57552 I love to read. I also love books depicted in art. I became fascinated with Medieval and Renaissance pictures of women reading or with books. I noticed while I was walking around the National Gallery, Musèe Cluny and the Louvre recently that there are many beautiful images of women reading or with books. Saints, sinners, and laywomen; I wanted to share a few of my favourites. Here are 20 works of art of women and their books

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