by Penny | 8 Mar, 2021 | Advancing Women Artists AWA, Florentine History, News, Painting, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art, Rome - Eternal City, Social History, Women artists
Lavinia Fontana painting of the Maselli family Lavinia Fontana (born 24/81552 – died 11/8/1614) appears to me to have been the ideal artist to undertake this complicated family portrait. In the first place her father, Prospero Fontana, (1517-1521) was...
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...
by Penny | 18 May, 2018 | Advancing Women Artists AWA, Florentine History, Florentine money, Footnotes from Florence, Fresco painting, Medieval History, Modern Art, News, Painting, Religious History, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art, Restoration, Saints, Sculpture, Social History, The Last Supper, Women artists
Chronology of Last Suppers This month I have attended a meeting with my friends from the Advancing Women Artists Foundation and discovered that there are two or three Disciples in The Last Supper by Plautilla Nelli that they were still uncertain as to who was who. I...
by Penny | 19 Mar, 2018 | Exhibitions, Florentine History, Medici Pearls, Medieval Money, News, Painting, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art, Social History
“Footnotes from Florence” – a personal collection of curious connections between the UK and Florence. “Portrait of a woman in Green” is being shown at the Charles 1 Exhibition at the Royal Academy – Definitely an image of a...
by Penny | 9 Jan, 2018 | Exhibitions, Florentine History, Fresco painting, Martyrs, Medieval History, Religious History, Religious Symbolism, Renaissance Art, Restoration, Rome - Eternal City, Saints, Social History, The Medici
Santa Felicita and Mrs Macabee – two tragic mothers – and much confusion! Whilst in Florence, I recommend a visit to the Santa Felicata Church. Often missed on the tourist agenda, partly because it is obscured by stalls and restaurants, this church is...
by Penny | 22 Oct, 2016 | 1966 Flood, Advancing Women Artists AWA, Angels, Exhibitions, News, Religious History, Religious Symbolism, Restoration, Saints, Social History, The Last Supper, The Medici, Women artists
One of the things that I love best about Florence is that there is always somewhere interesting to go to see something different, and learn more about it. The Advancing Women Artists Conference on Thursday 20th October, at which we were introduced to the newly...
