by wpengine | Jul 5, 2021 | News/Blog
Guest post by Cecilia Gamberini From 2 March 2021 to 25 July 2021, the rooms of Palazzo Reale in Milan are hosting an exhibition devoted to iconic Italian women artists of the Renaissance and Baroque: Le Signore dell’Arte. Storie di donne tra ’500...
by wpengine | Jun 7, 2021 | News/Blog
Guest Post by Isabelle Gapp, Incoming Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto Imagine for a moment a woman clad in reindeer-fur breeches, the coarse hair of the animal hide layered above nutukas (traditional Sámi footwear), while a fur coat,...
by wpengine | May 19, 2021 | News/Blog
Guest post by Katherine Manthorne, The Graduate Center, CUNY On this day—May 19th—in 1834 the best-selling female artist and illustrator in post-Civil War United States was born. A native of Salem, Massachusetts, Fidelia Bridges (1834–1923) forged an artistic career...
by wpengine | May 8, 2021 | News/Blog
Guest post by Alexandra Kiely, independent art historian An American painter and sculptor of animals, flowers, and landscapes, Matilda Browne (1869–1947) was celebrated during her lifetime but forgotten quickly afterwards. She has long been overdue for a revival, and...
by wpengine | Apr 26, 2021 | News/Blog
Theme: Women in the Arts, Architecture & Literature. Heritage, Legacy & Digital Perspectives. Organizers: Drs. Consuelo Lollobrigida (University of Arkansas-Rome Center) & Carla Rossi (University of Zurich, Research Centre for European Philological...