This essay explors the erotic connotations of bird imagery in the works of 17th century European painters.
Title
Hunting for a Hen: Bird Imagery and Erotic Connotations in Rembrandt, Snyders and Dow
Author
Safter, Hannah (Class of 2014)
Advisor
Lyon, J. Vanessa (Faculty/Staff)
supporting host
Grinnell College
Identifier (u2)
ARH
Index Date
2014
Date Issued
04-07-2014
Publisher
Grinnell College
Note
Paintings by Rembrandt, Frans Snyders, Gerard Dow are compared and analyzed in reference to 17th century Dutch visual tropes with specific reference to eroticized bird imagery.
OCS Note
This object was part of "Conferences @ Digital Grinnell", an instance of the Open Conference System (OCS) which was retired from service in September 2021.
Topic
Painting, Dutch
Topic
Imagery (Psychology) in art
Topic
Erotica
Geographic
Netherlands
Temporal
17th century
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Student Scholarship
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Humanities Student Symposium
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Digital Grinnell
Genre
Essay
Extent
12 pages
Media Type
PDF
Digital Origin
Born digital
Classification
ND646
Language
English
Access Condition
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