This essay compares 17th century portraits of Marie de Medici and those of her husband Henry IV of France in the context of gender performativity.
Title
Divinity and Power: Gendered Constructions of Identity in Portraits of Marie de Medici and Henry IV
creator
Nystrom, Jennelle (Class of 2014)
Advisor
Lyon, J. Vanessa (Faculty/Staff)
supporting host
Grinnell College
Identifier (u2)
ARH
Index Date
2013
Date Issued
04-29-2013
Publisher
Grinnell College
Note
By looking at portraits, this essay compares Marie de Medici's strategies of representation to those of Henry IV of France, her husband and king. This analysis provides a sense of how gender can be manipulated not only on the body but also on representations of it. These manipulations of powered identity are complicated when the feminine body in question is also a representation of the masculine state.
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
Portrait painting
Topic
Gender identity in art
Geographic
France
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
15 pages
Media Type
PDF
Digital Origin
Born digital
Classification
ND1313
Language
English
Access Condition
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