Fair Women : Kessinger Publishing : 9781166018009 : 1166018008 : 10 Sep 2010 : Fair Women: In Painting And Poetry is a book by William Sharp, first published in 1905. The book is a collection of essays that explore the representation of women in art and literature. Sharp examines the portrayal of women in paintings by famous artists such as Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Titian, as well as the depiction of women in the poetry of William Shakespeare, John Keats, and Percy Bysshe Shelley, among others.Sharp's analysis of the female form in art and literature is both insightful and thought-provoking. He explores the various ways in which women have been represented throughout history, from the idealized beauty of the Renaissance era to the more realistic and complex depictions of women in the Romantic period.The book is divided into three parts: The Ideal, The Real, and The Visionary. In The Ideal, Sharp examines the idealized female form in art and literature, looking at how women ha