by Penny | 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...
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 | 18 Aug, 2020 | Angels, Books, Florentine History, Footnotes from Florence, Fresco painting, Painting, recommended reading, Renaissance Art
I could not ever deny being a huge fan of English writer E.M. Forster – in particular, I love both his Italian themed novels, I think that Where Angels Fear to Tread sums up the Anglo-Italian liaison with frightening accuracy but I was most touched in my...
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 | 10 Apr, 2018 | Books, Florentine History, Florentine money, News, Religious History, Renaissance Art, Restoration, Saints, Social History, The Medici
Henrietta Maria and the Medici link to the Mantua Collection This is my personal idea – based on my knowledge of the Medici Family history and their integration across Europe through prestigious marriages. My ideas were Inspired by Charles I: King and Collector...
