By her hand : Artemisia Gentileschi and women artists in Italy, 1500-1800 / edited by Eve Straussman-Pflanzer and Oliver Tostmann ; with essays and entries by Babette Bohn, [and 7 others].
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Distributed by Yale University Press.
Copyright Date:
℗♭2021
Description:
208 pages: illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 x 26 cm
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, Sept. 30 2021-Sept. 1, 2022, and the Detroit Institute of Arts, February 6-May 29, 2022. Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-203) and index.
Summary:
A brand new look at the extraordinary accomplishments of early modern Italian women artists. This generously illustrated volume surveys a sweeping range of early modern Italian women artists, exploring their practice and paths to success within the male-dominated art world of the period. New attention to archival documents and detailed technical analyses of the beautiful paintings featured here-ranging from historical subjects to portraits and still lifes-offer new insight into the ways these women worked and their accomplishments. Essays and catalogue entries by an international team of distinguished art historians examine the works of Artemisia Gentileschi, Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, Fede Galizia, Elisabetta Sirani, Giovanna Garzoni, Rosalba Carriera, and other less known Italian women artists. Through these works of art in diverse media-from paintings to prints-the fascinating stories of early modern Italian women artists are revealed.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.