by Penny | 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...
by Penny | 10 May, 2020 | Advancing Women Artists AWA, Footnotes from Florence, News, Plautilla Nelli, Saints, The Last Supper, Women artists
Last month I was fortunate enough to have my name mentioned in a popular German Newspaper and in an article on a German website. I attach a link below to both articles – but beware – non-German readers need go no further – except to see...
by Penny | 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...
