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Since humanity evolved women have been worshipped, adored, cherished and admired whilst simultaneously have been defamed, castigated, condemned, abused, maligned, raped and murdered as can be seen through the history of art.
How women are portrayed in art tells much about the status and roles of women in society and the place where men wanted them.

Since prehistoric times woman have been portrayed in art, giving an impression of the perception the artist and the culture they lived in, had of women.

The earliest etchings and figures strongly relate around one thing. The female as the life giver, fertility and childbirth.

Although there is the impression that in these times women were seen as purely wives and mothers keeping the house (cave?) tidy.
Some would argue women were not portrayed as anything less than equal in art. The concept of fertility and childbirth was very important and raised women to a level of great spiritual importance and power amongst primitive......

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