Classical Art Quotes

“Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at. This determines not only the relations of men to women, but the relation of women to themselves.' Critic John Berger's well-known quote has been true throughout the history of Western culture, and it is more true now than ever.”
― Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

“Marina Warner's Monuments and Maidens explains how it comes about that individual men's names and faces are enshrined in monuments, supported by identical, anonymous (and "beautiful") stone women.”
― Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women