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CRIMES OF PASSION: RAPE AND ABDUCTION IN FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTING, 1600-1650

BURI, MAUREEN E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179770118

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2007, MA, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Art History.
Flemish representations of mythological rapes produced in Counter Reformation Catholic Europe were highly sought after by patrons in the first half of the seventeenth century.This thesis will examine the popularity of visual representations of mythological abduction, in particular, the Rape of Europa, as explored by such artists as Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Cornelis Schut (1597-1655), and Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), it will examine three monumental mythological rape and abduction paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, and the interpretation of these images as reflections of the artist’s political views, and will review the sensual, sexual, and allegorical implications of portrayals of rape, and their appeal to wealthy Flemish patrons in relation to Early Modern attitudes about rape and sexuality. Because most of the variations of the subject and format were already established by the master painters working in the first half of the century, this study is limited to images produced before 1650.
Diane Mankin (Advisor)
87 p.
Art History
Art History; Mythological Rape and Abduction; Peter Paul Rubens; Rape of Europa; Feminist Art History

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  • BURI, M. E. (2007). CRIMES OF PASSION: RAPE AND ABDUCTION IN FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTING, 1600-1650 [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179770118

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • BURI, MAUREEN. CRIMES OF PASSION: RAPE AND ABDUCTION IN FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTING, 1600-1650. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179770118.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • BURI, MAUREEN. "CRIMES OF PASSION: RAPE AND ABDUCTION IN FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL PAINTING, 1600-1650." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179770118

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