On the Representation of Androgynous Figures in the Renaissance Art

  1. Redondo, Jordi 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

Journal:
Littera Aperta: International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies

Year of publication: 2020

Issue: 7-8

Pages: 5-22

Type: Article

DOI: 10.21071/LTAP.V8I7, 8.16187 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

Abstract

For Renaissance thinkers, the ancient idea of the androgyny –a variant of the metamorphosis’ myth– conveyed the ideas of perfection and completeness, as a way to overcome the opposition of the female and male natures. This paper shows the origin of the motif and its development according with the interests, beliefs and concerns of theologians and thinkers, from the one hand, and artists on the other. Keywords: Metamorphosis, androgyny, perfection, completeness.

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