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History of Feminism

CTyankee

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14. Now, dear god, saying Rembrandt's dear Saskia and Hendricke were somehow the sex symbols of the

Reply to MadrasT (Reply #13)

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 09:27 PM

Feb 2014

day! They were the women he loved! Sheesh, has he never SEEN the paintings of those women, Rembrandt's wives? (Poor Saskia died and he later married Hendricke.) Everybody, go google these two women...you will see what I mean...

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Us wimms just got told we don't read art history in this thread... [View all] CTyankee Feb 2014 OP

Yes, that was meee! BainsBane Feb 2014 #1

of course. you don't have to know Fragonard, but his use of THAT artist is just dumb... CTyankee Feb 2014 #4

He seems to think ANY image of a woman is objectification BainsBane Feb 2014 #5

Yeah, they sure are something, aren't they? Warpy Feb 2014 #2

Oh, boy BainsBane Feb 2014 #3

I lost a lot respect for that poster when I saw whom he chose to be his cyber Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #9

Cyber dominatrix? BainsBane Feb 2014 #10

Folks: if you see one of these art history "proving" something about sexism, please let me know... CTyankee Feb 2014 #6

I don't know much art history BainsBane Feb 2014 #7

the stupid in that thread -- Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #8

Trashed that thread right after "the species would die out". MadrasT Feb 2014 #11

I hate to see art used as an excuse for sexism. I will beat it back whereever I find it... CTyankee Feb 2014 #12

Rock on MadrasT Feb 2014 #13

Now, dear god, saying Rembrandt's dear Saskia and Hendricke were somehow the sex symbols of the CTyankee Feb 2014 #14