“standing with His arms round His mother’s neck, nestling against her, cheek to cheek” (35). He cites this piece alone as the inspiration for many thirteenth century family scenes with the same tenderness and affection. The specific origin for such a broad genre that became popular in …show more content…
Aries does rely on his audience’s art history background; he writes for a much more specific audience of scholars, yet keeping in mind the ignorance of the reader is not the fault of the author. Possible improvements to his argument would be including photographs of the artwork he references as well as further explanations on some historical