Spring; Autum Gender and social class Gender and space Gender stereotypes: desiring subject / desired object These canvases by Emilio Sala decorated a celebrated Valencian café, El León de Oro. Like other fin-de-siècle establishments, it was also a focus of...
Fumoir (smoking room) Gender and social class Gender stereotypes: public / domestic In the 19th century, the residences of the aristocracy and upper bourgeoisie would often contain a fumoir, a room exclusively for male use. Its origins are linked to British style...