Loom weights La Lloma de Betxí (Paterna, Valencia) Sexual division of labour Gender and space Gender stereotypes: domestic sphere Loom weights are characteristic clay pieces used to keep the warp threads taut. Their presence indicates the existence of textile-making...
Bone needle Parpalló Cave (Gandia, Valencia) Gender stereotypes Archaeological remains enable us to explore certain activities in the lives of the hunter-gatherer-fisher societies of the past, from our position in the present. Through the analysis of the traces of use...
Ceramic Bowl with Drinking Figure Gender and history Gender and the body Gender stereotypes This ceramic bowl with drinking figure is one of the most significant pieces of the MNCV collection. The Moorish piece from Al-Ándalus was produced in the region of Valencia in...
José Brel y Giralt, Genius, Glory and Love Gender roles Gender stereotypes: genius / muse Gender stereotypes: subject / object The work Genius, Glory and Love conveys a very clear message: thanks to love, personified here by the women who provide inspiration for...
Beauty Wounded by Cupid. The Tale of the Goats. Gender and body Gender and sexuality Gender stereotypes: subject of history / allegory These two canvases provide an example of how women were depicted at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. The work of Ignacio...
