Curious Connections – the family Stuart connections with the Medici family

Curious Connections – the family Stuart connections with the Medici family

by | 31 Jan, 2023 | Books, Curious Connections, Florentine History, Medieval History, News, Religious History, Renaissance Art, Social History, Stuart family history, The Medici

Family Stuart connections with the Medici Family Elizabeth Stuart painted by English court painter Robert Peake in 1603 I have recently been reading a book by Nadine Akkerman about the life of Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662)- the only daughter of James 1 King of the...
Imaginary Conversations – with due respect to Walter Savage Landor – Artemisia Gentilischi chats with Plautilla Nelli

Imaginary Conversations – with due respect to Walter Savage Landor – Artemisia Gentilischi chats with Plautilla Nelli

by | 19 Jun, 2020 | Advancing Women Artists AWA, Artemesia Gentileschi, Books, British Royal family, Florentine History, Footnotes from Florence, Italian Law, News, Plautilla Nelli, poets and poetry, Social History, Women artists

A.G. “Is that really you Plautilla? It is so difficult to recognise you when the only image of you that I have is a blanked out face in the corner of one of your frescos”. Whatever were you trying to say about yourself when you painted that? Plautilla...
Plautilla Nelli – Pray for the Paintress

Plautilla Nelli – Pray for the Paintress

by | 24 Oct, 2019 | 1966 Flood, Activities, Advancing Women Artists AWA, Exhibitions, Florentine History, Plautilla Nelli, Religious History, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art, Saints, Social History, The Last Supper, Women artists

  Ladies, Imagine for a moment that you are a true child of the Renaissance, living in Florence in the Cinquecento! You live with your wealthy family in quite a large palazzo, most probably beautifully decorated inside, with wall hangings and upholstery made of...
Trademarks from the Medieval Period on display across Florence

Trademarks from the Medieval Period on display across Florence

by | 17 Jul, 2018 | Architecture, Florentine History, Florentine money, Footnotes from Florence, Guilds & Livery Companies, Medieval History, Medieval Money, News, Saints, Sculpture, Social History, The Medici, Tours

Guild Trademarks from the Medieval Period on display across the City of Florence “Footnotes from Florence” – a personal collection of curious connections between the UK and Florence. I had the great pleasure recently of sharing a visit to Florence...