Women in Renaissance and Early Modern EuropeChristine Meek |
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... prostitute were moralistic , typified by her appearance in the scene of the Prodigal Son wasting his substance in riotous living . The prostitute might appear in low life tavern scenes , and a commonly portrayed figure was the procuress ...
... prostitute were moralistic , typified by her appearance in the scene of the Prodigal Son wasting his substance in riotous living . The prostitute might appear in low life tavern scenes , and a commonly portrayed figure was the procuress ...
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... prostitute is represented in Dutch art of this century . The judicial sources of the Confessie Boeken are rich enough in biographical detail to give us an idea of what a typical prostitute was like in Amsterdam in the mid - late ...
... prostitute is represented in Dutch art of this century . The judicial sources of the Confessie Boeken are rich enough in biographical detail to give us an idea of what a typical prostitute was like in Amsterdam in the mid - late ...
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... prostitute dressed in ' an embroidered silk bodice , over a yellow silk skirt ' may be understood.68 The finery of the prostitute's clothing in these paintings is also symbolic of worldliness and luxury , regarded as a sure path to ruin ...
... prostitute dressed in ' an embroidered silk bodice , over a yellow silk skirt ' may be understood.68 The finery of the prostitute's clothing in these paintings is also symbolic of worldliness and luxury , regarded as a sure path to ruin ...
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 6 |
some cases from late medieval Lucca | 43 |
She was usually placed with the great men and leaders of | 67 |
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