Poster announcing the Valencia Fair Gran Feria de Valencia, 1934 Gender and body Gender stereotypes: subject of history / allegory Gender stereotypes: subject / object The female allegory emerged in antiquity to personify civic virtues, designed by men. This...
Raid Valencia-Alicante-Valencia Gender stereotypes: subject of history / allegory Gender stereotypes: subject / object From time immemorial, female depictions, containing varying degrees of fantasy and nudity, have frequently been placed on the front of ships. In...
Dress for the Moma Gender stereotypes: subject of history / allegory Gender and clothing Valencia’s Corpus Christi procession features the Momos, symbols of sin, and in contrast, the Moma, symbol of virtue, responsible for filling the human spirit with divine light....
Mosaic of Medusa Gender stereotypes: subject of history / allegory The Gorgon Medusa acted as a model of womanhood in the Greek world. This female being with a terrible visage represents chaos, darkness and evil, as well as cunning and the capacity for deceit. But...
Denarius of Faustina the Elder (Lliria, València) Family and relationshipsGender and social classGender stereotypes In the Roman Empire, coins were one of the most effective means of political propaganda, the reason why imperial families showed such an obvious...
