Woman's Triptych
A Glance at G.E. Hicks’s triptych “Woman’s Mission”
During the Victorian Era, the question of what made up true womanhood raised to the surface. This painting tells a story depicting the idea of dependency upon the woman of the household to take care of anybody except herself. However, when speaking of beauty ideologies, she needed to take care of her appearance. In all three paintings she is wearing an elaborate dress as well as the fact that she was well groomed as seen in her hair. The triptych is representing the 3 stages of womanhood as a loving mother, wife, and daughter to show that no matter what time or age her job will be to take care of others.
The left panel “guide of childhood” depicts the meaning of motherhood during this era. …show more content…
When discussing about gender ideologies, this was the period of time that separated roles were assigned to men and women making up the ideology of different spheres. Traditionally, women were seen as the weaker gender in all ways in political and economic uphold. God’s plan was to construct men to be superior to keep order in society, so that had meant to keep woman’s lives strictly in the home, as they say what happens at home stays at home. In the painting he is experiencing grief as shown by his hands over his face, with his hands let down with a letter in his hand. The woman is clinging on to him and trying to comfort him as part of her duties in running a comforting home. She has breakfast set up with fresh flowers on the table as a beautiful centerpiece. Her priorities are solely targeted for her husband’s wellbeing, representing the submissive actions that the woman had to take, to stay by his side through tough times and come to his needs whenever he needs it. There is a high chance that all these ideologies became the norm, since being a wife or mother was the only job that was taught to them. On the other hand, a man only saw oversensitive robots that do what they say. These ideologies are still present today, so it’s interesting to imagine what being the “perfect” woman was like during this era, when it’s even more difficult
During the Victorian Era, the question of what made up true womanhood raised to the surface. This painting tells a story depicting the idea of dependency upon the woman of the household to take care of anybody except herself. However, when speaking of beauty ideologies, she needed to take care of her appearance. In all three paintings she is wearing an elaborate dress as well as the fact that she was well groomed as seen in her hair. The triptych is representing the 3 stages of womanhood as a loving mother, wife, and daughter to show that no matter what time or age her job will be to take care of others.
The left panel “guide of childhood” depicts the meaning of motherhood during this era. …show more content…
When discussing about gender ideologies, this was the period of time that separated roles were assigned to men and women making up the ideology of different spheres. Traditionally, women were seen as the weaker gender in all ways in political and economic uphold. God’s plan was to construct men to be superior to keep order in society, so that had meant to keep woman’s lives strictly in the home, as they say what happens at home stays at home. In the painting he is experiencing grief as shown by his hands over his face, with his hands let down with a letter in his hand. The woman is clinging on to him and trying to comfort him as part of her duties in running a comforting home. She has breakfast set up with fresh flowers on the table as a beautiful centerpiece. Her priorities are solely targeted for her husband’s wellbeing, representing the submissive actions that the woman had to take, to stay by his side through tough times and come to his needs whenever he needs it. There is a high chance that all these ideologies became the norm, since being a wife or mother was the only job that was taught to them. On the other hand, a man only saw oversensitive robots that do what they say. These ideologies are still present today, so it’s interesting to imagine what being the “perfect” woman was like during this era, when it’s even more difficult