num_pages: 417
description: A look at the iconographical uses of womanhood from classical times to the present day, in the mass media and in the fine arts interprets the reasons behind the conventions and assesses their effects on ideas about women
language: English
title: Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form
titlecomplete: Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form
genres: Art History, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Womens, Gender Studies, Feminism, Art, Mythology, History, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 79
publisher: Atheneum