And His Wife
Jessica Barker argues that we should rediscover overlooked sculptures of women.
Jessica Barker argues that we should rediscover overlooked sculptures of women.
She didn't know it at the time, but as a child Jessica spent part of every Christmas day looking at a famous medieval monument. Later, when she became an expert in medieval art, she was angered by the phrase 'and his wife', so often associated with such monuments. Yet as she dug into the stories behind the women depicted in them, she discovered a more surprising, more subversive, and more interesting story.
Producer: Giles Edwards
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