Blindness in Art
Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)
One of the first blind persons that was depicted in art appeared in an Egyptian mural. They started the cliché of blind musicians.
Homer was another blind folk that was depicted often in ancient art, and even in neoclassical paintings. During medieval times, only blind folk that appeared in the bible were depicted.
This changed with the Renaissance period. Mythological folks and poor blind folks started appearing in western art. Sometimes they were depicted in satirical fashion. Europeans were quite meanspirited back in the day.
They would love to poke fun at anyone that was blind. Blind folk depictions started changing in the 1850s. The blind musician cliché made another come back. With the modern times, the depiction of blind folks became more naturalistic.
Above, you can see a bunch of blind folk paintings. I hope you find this educational. There is a video of this topic in my Artsy Sister youtube channel. Bye, bye and God bless.
