Art by Women in Florence: A Guide through Five Hundred Years

Florence, Italy has always been a center for women artists whether Medici court painters, Grand Tour copy artists or the world s most highly acclaimed portraitists. Experience the works of Florence s most renowned women painters and sculptors and see the famed city from a whole different perspective. Art by Women in Florence: A Guide through Five Hundred Years is an essential pocket-guide that takes readers into meditative monasteries and through enchanting Medici villas, libraries and churches. Be inspired by the spiritual masterpieces of sixteenth-century artist Suor Plautilla Nelli, the first woman painter of Florence, and learn more about Artemisia Gentileschi s gripping paintings of violent revenge. View dozens of miniature still-life masterpieces in Palazzo Pitti or spend a unique afternoon scrutinizing self-portraits in the Vasari Corridor, Florence s most populated venue for female artists. Whether you re a first-time visitor or a veteran traveler, this guidebook provides a new outlook, spotlighting 80 works by 60 artists. The first and only guide of its kind, it reveals a side of Florence that simply must not be missed!