Historical Artistic Representations of Children
There was a time when children's clothes were undifferentiated between girls and boys.
Artistic representations of the time often show children dressed the same way, regardless of their gender. In addition, colors were associated differently: pink and red, considered strong colors, were intended for boys, while blue, more
soft and associated with the Virgin Mary, was reserved for girls. Since the 15th century, when the Virgin Mary took on great importance in the small Pantheon of the Clergy, there are few paintings that represent the Virgin Mary without her loose blue garment.
These historical conventions show us that while our society has not ceased to depend on the yoke of gender norms, these are constantly evolving.
And besides, before the 18th century, boys and girls did not have specific clothing, we went from the layette to a unisex dress at the age of walking, a sort of long shirt reminiscent of medieval long clothing, until the so-called potty training age, therefore around 4 years old.
