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Invisible women

Print Book, English, 2010
The Florentine Press, [Florence, Italy], 2010
221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), 1 color map ; 24 cm
9788890243455, 8890243457
1018402896
The archives: a work in progress [the quest for 'invisible women']
Housing the city's cultural heritage [the Florentine collections: sources, venues and storage] / Serena Padovani
Supporting homegrown talent
Pray for the paintress [Suor Plautilla Nelli]
The voice of the restorer [safeguarding Lamentation with saints] / Rossella Lari
Creative ties, artistic succession [Giovanna Fratellini, Violante Siries Cerroti, Anna Piattoli]
A Florence-born legacy [scouting out local talents]
Discovering self-represntation
Finding oneself [Giulia Lama, Arcangela Paladini and the Vasari corridor]
Her father's daughter [Marietta Robusti]
Exile and courtly excellence [Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun]
A name for each country [Angelica Maria Anna Katarine Kauffman]
Notoriety and naturalism [Rosa Bonheur]
Finding flowers in Florence
Breakfasts and banquets [Clara Peeters]
Nature's rivals [Maria Van Oosterwyck and Rachel Ruysch]
A Medici bouquet [Giovanna Garzoni and Margherita Caffi]
Locating artists in their own elements
Studied skills, innate talents [women artists at work in the Uffizi] / Sheila Barker
Drawing conclusions [Elisabetta Sirani and the Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe]
Where poet meets painting [Louisa Grace Bartolini and the Marucelliana library]
Natural flair, nurtured ability [Elisabeth Chaplin in the Pitti Palace, Gallery of Modern Art]
On the street named for May [Adriana Pincherle and Leonetta Cecchi in the Gabinetto Vieusseux]
Sojourning with the masters
Deeper study, greater grace [Sofonisba Anguissola]
The forerunner [Lavinia Fontana]
Genius, pain and power [Artemisia Gentileschi]
Interpreting elegance [Rosalba Carriera]
Restoring hidden masterpieces
Advancing Artemisia [restoring David and Bathsheba]
San Salvi's success story [finding solutions: recovery and exhibition] / Rossella Lari
Extending an invitation
A space of their own [joining the search for 'invisible women']
The women artists' trail (map + inventory of works by women artists in Florence)
Text in English and presented in parallel Italian translation