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Sharing Silk

An Interview with Elena Baistrocchi General Director, Arte della Seta Lisio Foundation Romantic velvet, Fondazione Arte della Seta Lisio...

Palace Women: Creators of Culture in Florence

A New Book from The Florentine Press Eleonora di Toledo’s purchase of an Oltrarno home and the emergence of Florence’s artisan district....

'5,000 NEGATIVES': Project overview

PHOTOGRAPHERS WANDA AND MARION WULZ. Safeguarding their legacy October 2023 marked the start of a collaborative project aimed at...

Curator-led visit: PRINCESSES AND PIOUS WOMEN AT VILLA LA QUIETE

Exploring Villa La Quiete November 21, 2023 at 4 pm Hosted by curator Raffaele Niccoli Vallesi Admission free, in English To reserve,...

FORBES: 350 Years Ago, A ‘Naughty’ Female Nude Got Painted Over. Tech Just Undressed It.

by Leslies Katz, Oct 25, 2023 Olga Makarova and Calliope Arts Archive In the late 17th century, an Italian aristocrat scandalized by a...

Curator-led visit: FROM BALLROOM TO BOUDOIR AT VILLA LA PETRAIA

Exploring LA PETRAIA’S WOMEN November 28, 2023 (in Italian), 3pm, admission free Reservations are required, to reserve your place,...

BBC News: Artemisia Gentileschi: Revealing the true beauty of a censored painting

By BBC Click, October 15, 2023 Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Italy, displays the art collections of the Buonarroti family, including the...

ART&OBJECT: Censored Work by Artemisia Gentileschi Is Finally Shown

By Rebecca Shiffman In 1612, Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger, a descendant of Michelangelo, began construction of the Casa...

ARTNET NEWS: 400 Years Ago a Prudish Aristocrat Censored This Artemisia Gentileschi Nude.

A relative of Michelangelo tapped Baroque artist Il Volterrano to censor the original work. Sarah Cascone, October 21, 2023 More than 400...

Art Majeur Magazine: The Controversial Secrets Behind Artemisia Gentileschi's Banned Masterpiece

By Selena Mattei, October 24, 2023 Hidden for centuries, Artemisia Gentileschi's original masterpiece, Allegory of Inclination, is now...

ARTnews: Original Version of Censored Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Makes Its Debut

By Karen K. Ho Photo by Olga Makarova A new exhibit is showing the original version of Artemisia Gentileschi‘s painting Allegory of the...

FINESTRE SULL'ARTE: Artemisia Gentileschi as never seen before. Restored and Unveiled Inclination

Staff writer, October 24, 2023 Photo: Olga Makarova and Calliope Arts Archive Artemisia Gentileschi as she had not been seen for...

Lecture: PRE-RAPHAELITE ‘SISTERHOOD’ IN THE VILLAS OF BELLOSGUARDO

November 29 2023 at 6pm Lecture by Francesca Baldry (online and on site) British Institute of Florence, Wednesday Lecture Series....

Curator-led visit: FROM ISABELLA DE’ MEDICI TO EMMA BARDINI AT CERRETO GUIDI

Exploring Villa Cerreto Guidi October 24, 2023 at 10.30am (in Italian) Hosted by Villa La Petraia curator Giulia Coco Admission free...

'PALACE WOMEN. Artisans and Photography': A glimpse of the show

October 30 to December 15, 2023 Gruppo Fotografico Il Cupolone Inauguration reservations for 6pm on October 30 Il Palmerino Cultural...

Artemisia UpClose, the book

Artemisia Gentileschi’s Allegory of Inclination (1616) tributes the genius of Michelangelo, gives a nod to Galileo, and bears a striking...

Concert: SCORING SUFFERAGE

How did music score and underscore the swell of women’s increasing liberties at the turn of the twentieth century? Lecture / Violin and...

Live broadcast: Inside 'Artemisia in the Museum of Michelangelo'

Watch the broadcast by clicking on the image below. On opening day of ‘ Artemisia in the Museum of Michelangelo ’ at Florence’s Casa...

Walking tour: FROM BIANCA CAPPELLO TO BOBOLI’S GREEN

October 21, 2023 (in English) at 4pm Tour with Freya’s Florence Admission: 25 euro per person Bianca Cappello's Palace, ph. Alessandra...

'PALACE WOMEN': A deeper dive

From September to December 2023 SEE FULL PROGRAMME CALENDAR Photo kindly provided by Villa La Petraia, Venere Fiorenza As Autumn...

Header photo: Marco Benvenuti, ‘At the Atelier degli Artigianelli’, 2021.

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