Women and Allegory: Gender and Sculpture in Two Societies

Synopsis: Contrasts representations of women in Indian and French sculpture. Compares religious images from the ninth-century temples at Khajuraho in India with Dalou’s secular ‘The Triumph of the Republic’, created in 19th-century France. Despite the obvious historical and cultural differences between the two sculptures, the programme focuses on how women are represented for allegorical and symbolic purposes and asks if these representations tell us anything about the perception of women in the two cultures.
Series: Art and Its Histories: Institutions, Artists and Avant-Gardes, Course A216
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1999
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Art
Keywords: France; gender representation; India; sculpture

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