Elisabetta Sirani
$91.47
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2023
Summary
Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna (1638-1665) was one of the most innovative and prolific artists of the Bolognese School. Not only a painter, she was also a printmaker and a teacher. Based on extensive archival documentation and primary sources — including inventories, sale catalogues and her work diary —
Elisabetta Sirani provides an overview of the life, work, critical fortune and legacy of this successful Baroque artist. Placing her within the context of the post-Tridentine so…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848224971 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1848224974 |
| Author: | Adelina Modesti |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 776g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 190mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Illuminating Women Artists |
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‘Modesti’s account of the paintings demonstrates that, while Sirani naturally learned from the work of others, her compositions and execution were original. Sirani’s career was a brief shooting star, but, thanks to this book, Elisabetta Sirani shines once again.’ – Gervase Rosser, Art Quarterly
Shortlisted for the 2024 Sixteenth Century Society Natalie Zemon Davis Prize
Shortlisted for the 2024 Italian Art Society Book Prize
‘Organized into five chapters with an updated bibliography, a chronological list of two hundred authenticated paintings, and sixty-five superb color reproductions, Elisabetta Sirani is a brilliant cultural biography based on extensive archival research integrated with recent scholarship.’ – Renaissance Quarterly
About The Author
Adelina Modesti
Dr Adelina Modesti is Honorary Senior Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication (Art History) at the University of Melbourne. Recent publications include Women’s Patronage and Gendered Cultural Networks in Early Modern Europe: Vittoria della Rovere, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Elisabetta Sirani ‘Virtuosa’: Women’s cultural production in early modern Bologna
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