"Extreme Shoes and the Promise of Excellence in Renaissance Venice" -- Centennial lecture

Описание: Centennial lecture by history professor Michelle Laughran. Part 2 of our Centennial Faculty Lecture Series. According to Laughran Venetian women wore platform heels up to 20 inches high during the High Renaissance. Dr. Laughran believes the shoes were important instruments by which a woman could assert not only control over her financial resources and greater penetration of male-dominated urban space, but also her own individual excellence.