
The birth of Lavinia Fontana
Happy Birthday Lavinia Fontana! Italy’s first female professional painter was born on 24 August, 1552 in Bologna.
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The birth of Plautilla Bricci
Happy Birthday Plautilla Bricci! Italy’s first professional woman architect was born on 13 August 1616 in Rome.
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Exhibition: Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)
The Horse Fair (1852–55; Metropolitan Museum of Art)
This exhibition will be presented in 2022 in Bordeaux and then in Paris. It will take place in the Galerie des Beaux-Arts and the north wing of the museum and will bring together almost two hundred works - paintings, graphic arts, sculptures, photographies and documents - from the most prestigious public and private collections in Europe and the United States. Rising contemporary issues, this exhibition is part of the international trend of exhibitions devoted to women artists and a renewed interest in the theme of animals, which will be honoured at the Fontainebleau Art History Festival in 2022.


L' architettrice
A Lecture on the first woman architect in 17th century Italy by prof. Consuelo Lollobrigida, author of Plautilla Bricci. Pictura et Architectura Celebris. L’architettrice del Barocco romano and curator of artemisie.org.
Una lezione sulla prima donna architetto in Italia della prof. Consuelo Lollobrigida, autrice di Plautilla Bricci. Pictura et Architectura Celebris. L’architettrice del Barocco romano e curator di artemisie.org.
Aurora & I
Living with Aurora: Alessandra Masu, owner of the painting by Artemisia Gentileschi on our Home Page and curator of artemisie.org, tells us about researching and sharing a home with such a powerful and personal work of art.
Vivere con Aurora: Alessandra Masu, proprietaria del dipinto di Artemisia Gentileschi sulla nostra Home Page e curator di artemisie.org, racconta che cosa significa studiare e condividere la casa con un’opera d’arte così potente e personale.