Source
Source: Abraham Bach, d. Ä. Woodcut (second half of the 17th century). Location of Original: Unknown. Reproduction available from Directmedia/Zeno, http://www.zeno.org/nid/20003871134
Abstract
The rapidly growing literature on the conditions of a happy marriage and on codes of behavior reinforced gender roles. In the first scene of this two-part woodcut, a man beats his wife for being proud, impious, lazy, and drunk; in the second scene, a woman beats her husband for gambling, drinking, gluttony, and chasing pretty girls.
Beatings for Marital Bliss (2nd Half of the 17th Century)
Recommended Citation
Beatings for Marital Bliss (2nd Half of the 17th Century),
published in: German History in Documents and Images,
<https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-the-reformations-to-the-thirty-years-war-1500-1648/ghdi:image-3268>
[March 28, 2025].