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LizzieMaine said:Besides the Amazon angle, the specific pose in Rockwell's Rosie was an homage to another famous image -- Michaelangelo's painting of the biblical prophet Isaiah, another fearless warrior-for-justice figure:
A bit of side info, Michaelangelo never used women as models, he just stuck boobs on the male form, there by giving an odd and contemporarily controversial look to his female figures. Makes you wonder if Rockwell applied the same dynamic, but also, shes doing a typically male job. His Rosie is my absolute favorite, but his work is always FILLED with that type of stuff.
If you can, I strongly suggest taking an art history course in Rockwell (or American Illustration). Because so much of it was used as marketing, there are so many subconscious aspects to the work that most dont garner.
LD