There is a huge range of ways that gender has been understood and represented in the history of art. We look at a few examples that show us gender is a concept that has never been fixed: Hermaphroditos by the ancient Greeks, Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Baule portrait masks, the photographs of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, and Maya stone carvings.
What does art tell us about gender?
Cite this page as: The Art Assignment, "What does art tell us about gender?," in Smarthistory, July 20, 2019, accessed November 10, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/art-gender/.