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After purchasing, you will have until Monday 2nd March to watch this recording.
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CLASS DESCRIPTION
The earliest known depiction of the Virgin Mary, which dates to the 3rd century, shows her breastfeeding Baby Jesus.Throughout the Middle Ages the image grew in popularity which reached its peak in the high and late Middle Ages, when milk was imbued with sacramental qualities. Receiving breast milk from the Virgin became a mark of sanctity, so much so that grown men envisioned themselves - and later were also portrayed as - breastfeeding from the Mother of God. Images of Mary breastfeeding (The Nursing Madonna) slowly fell out of favour in the 18th and 19th centuries, as uneasiness regarding nudity and the physical attachment between mother and baby became more prevalent.
Our own surprise at seeing images of Mary with her breast exposed indicates just how much this uneasiness is still a part of our culture, and how dominant the obsession with controlling female bodies and their natural functions still is today.
Images of the Nursing Madonna contain theological, political, and social meanings. This lecture will explore these images and their varied meanings, placing them in their historical context, while also offering subversive readings of the image.
ABOUT OUR LECTURER
Noam Yadin-Evron is a lecturer of art history and museum studies. Her PhD looked at the early Church conceptions of wealth and poverty, and how these were manifested and embodied in its art. Her MA is in Medieval art history and gender studies. She is based in South East London.
Instagram: @noam.yadinevron
Website: https://www.noamyadinevron.com/
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RECORDING
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