2024
DOI: 10.14730/aaps.2023.00997
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The female breast as a symbol of charity through breastfeeding

Kun Hwang

Abstract: The pursuit of the beautiful breast has existed for centuries. As a marker of femininity, a sexual symbol, and a sustainer of new life, the female breast has occupied an iconic position in Western art [1]. Between the medieval and Renaissance periods in France, poetic and artistic portrayals of the female breast expressed not only esthetic values and cultural anxieties concerning sexuality, but also political power, social class, and even religious ideology [2].However, the female breast can also be a symbol u… Show more

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