Post 4 17th and 18th Century - Chapter 4 + 5 Guerrilla Girls- Leilani Greywolf

 Chapter 4

Quote 1: “She also is known to have had three male students, which means she had a good reputation.”

Quote 2: “some women artists tend to emulate Frans Hals, but the vigorous brush strokes of the master were beyond their capability. One has only to look at the work of a painter like Judith Leyster to detect the weakness of the feminine hand.”

Response: Judith was good. If she was able to not only teach a male student, but three of them, she must’ve been good. However it was quickly degraded, and judged by of course a man. Perhaps she wasn’t aiming to have the same brush strokes as Frans. In fact I am sure she was aiming to have her own unique style, which again, was quickly degraded. 

Chapter 5

Quote 1: “To cross dress in public she had to get a permit from the French police, signed by a doctor, and renewable every six months.”

Quote 2: “She hunted, smoked cigars, and rode her horse astride through the streets of Paris.” 

Rosa decided to take a role of a man. She didn’t want to be denied freedom while on vacation with Nathalie. On top of that she was able to go beyond, being able to sell her paintings for a fortune. Dressing in drag allowed her to gain things that women weren’t really allowed to have. She fully took on being a man as she smoked cigars and hunted. She even trained herself to use a rifle to be able to defend herself and anyone else. 

Rosa Bonheur, 1852-1853, Horse Fair

This painting that Rosa Honeur has painted is beautiful, The meaning of the painting is to show the raw energy and power of the horses and how their handlers handle them, and it shows as you can see clearly how wild the horses are and how some of the handlers are having a are time handling them.