{"title":"Karen Hearn","description":"\u003cp\u003eKaren Hearn's work delves into the rich interplay between art and social history, offering profound insights into cultural expression and identity. Her writing often explores how visual representations reflect broader societal themes, inviting readers to reconsider familiar subjects through an art historical lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analyses that illuminate the nuances of portraiture and symbolism, exemplified in works like \u003cem\u003ePortraying Pregnancy\u003c\/em\u003e. Her books gently blend scholarly rigour with accessible prose, making complex ideas engaging for those interested in arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"portraying-pregnancy-by-karen-hearn-9781911300809","title":"Portraying Pregnancy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough many early modern women spent much of their lives in a state of pregnancy, their pregnancies are seldom made apparent in surviving portraits. Comprising material from the fifteenth century to the present day, \u003cem\u003ePortraying Pregnancy\u003c\/em\u003e considers the different ways in which a sitter's pregnancy was, or was not, visibly represented to the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver a span of more than five hundred years, art historian Karen Hearn looks at representations of pregnancy through the ages and interrogates how the social mores and preoccupations of different periods affected the ways in which pregnant women were visually depicted. Exploring different religious, cultural, and historical settings, Hearn reveals how portrayals of pregnancy have changed over time and across contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome portraits reinforce an \"ideal\" female role while others celebrate fertility or assert shock value. Eighty colour images accompany Hearn's extensive and illuminating history, including painted portraits, drawings, miniatures, prints, photographs, sculpture, textiles, and objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464162132204,"sku":"9781911300809","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781911300809-portraying-pregnancy.jpg?v=1775039070"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/karen-hearn.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}