Estética corporal na arte e na educação: o conceito de corpo ideal da pintura renascentista aos esportes modernos e à educação física

Emine Berfin Yetiş; Ömür Fatih Karakullukçu; Fatma Neşe Şahin

doi:10.22633/rpge.v30iesp1.20939

Authors

Emine Berfin Yetiş Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2392-0128
Ömür Fatih Karakullukçu Ministry of National Education of Türkiye https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3343-5740
Fatma Neşe Şahin Ankara University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8777-5807

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22633/rpge.v30iesp1.20939

Keywords:

Bodily aesthetics, Art, Education, Physical education

Abstract

This article investigates how bodily aesthetics evolved from an artistic ideal into an ideological and educational construct, interpreting this transformation through the combined lenses of art history, sport sciences, and physical education. The theoretical framework integrates Panofsky’s iconological approach, Foucault’s notion of the “disciplined body,” and Bordo’s feminist critique of corporeality to analyze how aesthetic ideals are produced, transmitted, and internalized. By bridging art historical analysis with the sociology of sport, performance, and pedagogy, this study proposes an interdisciplinary reading of bodily representation as a site of cultural and educational power. Particular attention is given to physical education as a key mechanism through which ideal body norms are taught, assessed, and normalized across historical periods. Ultimately, the “ideal body” is reconsidered not as a static form of beauty, but as a historically contingent construct shaped by artistic traditions, performance cultures, and pedagogical systems through which modern societies regulate, aestheticize, and internalize discipline.

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Author Biographies

Emine Berfin Yetiş, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye.

Ömür Fatih Karakullukçu, Ministry of National Education of Türkiye

Ministry of National Education of Türkiye.

Fatma Neşe Şahin, Ankara University

Ankara University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching Education, Ankara, Türkiye.

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