Penitent Magdalene Gender stereotypes The religious painting developed during the 17th century served as a vehicle for promoting piety and repentance among the faithful. The naturalistic tone and models taken from reality sought to make holy figures more closely...
Altarpiece of St Martin, St Ursula and St Anthony Gender stereotypes In medieval Valencia, it was common for financially well-off families with social status to have funerary chapels, for which they commissioned altarpieces and other works of art. These were intended...
Clothes iron Sexual division of labour Gender and social class Gender stereotypes: public / domestic The display cases before us contain basic tools for household chores such as ironing. Until the mid-1950s, irons were made of cast iron and heated on top of the...
Aixada de ganxo (two-prong hoe) Sexual division of labour Gender and social class Gender stereotypes: male hunter / female gatherer In rural environments, work was usually organized in family units of production, in which every member of the family did their bit....
Wartime Poster by Rafael de Penagos Gender roles Gender and history Gender stereotypes: public / domestic Housed at the Museu d’Història de València, this propaganda poster was commissioned by the Spanish Army Jefatura de Sanidad (Department of Health). The artist was...
