Mytologins kvinnokropp som symbol och objekt : En feministisk bildanalys om kropp och skönhet av Venus Cythereia och Danaë och guldregnet

Sammanfattning: This paper is analyzing the renaissance painting Venus Cythereia by artist Jan Massys and the neoclassical painting Danaë and the shower of gold by artist Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller. The research aims to answer questions about beauty ideals and the objectification of the female body from a feminist theoretical basis. This paper also aims to account for how ancient beauty standards and ideals are reflected in the imagery of the renaissance and neoclassicism. The purpose is also to problematize the image of the female nude in art history. Symbolism is analyzed to research the mythology and meaning behind chosen paintings. The analysis show how different aspects of beauty have influenced pictorial art. The analysis also show how the objectification of the female body comes from both mythology and society. The analysis reflects on how women have been portraid in the purpose of a symbol or object rather than a human being, especially in mythical art.