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[[File:Alexandra Branicka by Miropolski.jpg|thumb|A painting of a pregnant woman by Leontiy Miropolskiy]] |
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'''Pregnancy in art''' covers any [[artistic work]] that depicts [[pregnancy]] and [[fertility]] in women. |
'''Pregnancy in art''' covers any [[artistic work]] that depicts [[pregnancy]] and [[fertility]] in women. |
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[[Venus of Willendorf]] is perhaps the first artwork depicting pregnancy. In the Ancient European period, pregnancy was considered [[taboo]] and largely avoided in art. Later, in the [[medieval period]], the taboo slowly began to be lifted. Many new portraits of pregnant women or women posing to be pregnant were created. The [[Arnolfini portrait]] is one of this, however, there is a dispute on whether the woman was pregnant or not while posing for this painting.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2036955/The-Arnolfini-portrait-Jan-van-Eyck-The-mystery-National-Gallery-masterpiece.html</ref> [[La Donna Gravida]] was another painting painted in the |
[[Venus of Willendorf]] is perhaps the first artwork depicting pregnancy. In the Ancient European period, pregnancy was considered [[taboo]] and largely avoided in art. Later, in the [[medieval period]], the taboo slowly began to be lifted. Many new portraits of pregnant women or women posing to be pregnant were created. The [[Arnolfini portrait]] is one of this, however, there is a dispute on whether the woman was pregnant or not while posing for this painting.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2036955/The-Arnolfini-portrait-Jan-van-Eyck-The-mystery-National-Gallery-masterpiece.html</ref> [[La Donna Gravida]] was another painting that depicted a pregnant woman sitting with her left hand on her stomach painted in the [[Renaissance]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Studies of [[Leonardo Da Vinci]]'s [[Mona Lisa]] raised many speculations considering it to be an example of pregnancy in art. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15029288/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/was-mona-lisa-pregnant-when-she-posed/|title=Was Mona Lisa pregnant when she posed?|date=27 September 2006|publisher=}}</ref> The Indian painter [[Raja Ravi Varma]] painted many paintings depiction pregnancy and motherhood. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 15:31, 17 April 2017
Pregnancy in art covers any artistic work that depicts pregnancy and fertility in women. Venus of Willendorf is perhaps the first artwork depicting pregnancy. In the Ancient European period, pregnancy was considered taboo and largely avoided in art. Later, in the medieval period, the taboo slowly began to be lifted. Many new portraits of pregnant women or women posing to be pregnant were created. The Arnolfini portrait is one of this, however, there is a dispute on whether the woman was pregnant or not while posing for this painting.[1] La Donna Gravida was another painting that depicted a pregnant woman sitting with her left hand on her stomach painted in the Renaissance.[citation needed] Studies of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa raised many speculations considering it to be an example of pregnancy in art. [2] The Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma painted many paintings depiction pregnancy and motherhood.
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