The Jane Fortune Research Program on Women Artists in the Age of

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The Jane Fortune Research Program on Women Artists in the Age of the Medici | The Medici Archive Project
NEWS Conference Announcements
Announcing the 3rd Annual Jane Fortune Conference, organized by the Medici Archive Project and hosted by the Galleria Palatina
at Palazzo Pitti and the British Institute in Florence:
Artemisia Gentileschi
Interpreting New Evidence, Assessing New Attributions
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Wednesday, 6 May, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Sala Bianca, Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti
Inaugural remarks by Matteo Ceriana, Anna Bisceglia, Alessio Assonitis, and Jane Fortune. Keynote Address by Mary D. Garrard, Professor Emerita, American University, Washington, DC
"Identifying Artemisia: The Archive and the Eye"
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Thursday, 7 May, 9:00 am - 6:30 pm: Sala Wanda Ferragamo in the Harold Acton Library, the British Institute
Seating is by reservation only; contact snovello[at]britishinstitute[dot]
Opening remarks by Mark Roberts and Sheila Barker
Moderation by Sheila ffolliott, Sara Matthews Grieco, Elena Fumagalli, Adelina Modesti, and Lisa Goldenberg Stoppato Patricia Simons
"Artemisia’s Susanna and the Elders in Counter-Reformation Rome"
Julia Vicioso
"Artemisia Gentileschi and Costanza Francini in Rome"
Jesse Locker
"Reinventing Artemisia. The Formation of an Artist"
Sheila Barker
"All Investment at Risk. Artemisia's Entrepreneurship in Florence"
Consuelo Lollobrigida
Casa Barberini
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"Women Artists in
: Virginia, Artemisia, Plautilla and Anna Maria"
Gianni Papi
"Artemisia: The Rediscovery of the Magdalene in Prayer, and New Reflections on a Vexed Problem of Attribution"
Christina Currie
"Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy: a Rediscovered Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi"
Riccardo Lattuada
"Unknown Paintings by Artemisia in Naples, and New Points Regarding Her Daily Life and Bottega"
Judith Mann
"Three Additions to Artemisia’s Oeuvre and How They Re-shape Our Understanding of Three Phases of Her Career"
Valerie Drummond
"Artemisia's Missing British Portraits: A Case Study"
Eve Straussman-Pflanzer
"Artemisia’s Art Market: A Gendered Examination of Early Modern Value"
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Roundtable Discussion: Mary D. Garrard, Judith Mann, Gianni Papi, Riccardo Lattuada, Adelina Modesti
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Mar. 25, 2015: Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Berlin
"Women Artists and Religious Reform," a Roundtable discussion organized and moderated by Sheila ffolliott. Speakers
were Sheila Barker, Babette Bohn, Frima Fox Hofrichter, Judith Mann, and Shelley Perlove. Discussion topics included
religious iconography in women artist's works, painting activity within convents, the so-called devout style, religious
iconography in self-portraits, and similarities between
domestic devotional practices involving images in Catholic and
Protestant Europe.
Mar. 9, 2015: University of California Education Abroad Program, Accent Study Center Florence, Italy
"Keeping Women Off the Streets: The Gendering of Public Space and Personal Freedom Since the Renaissance," an
invited lecture by Sheila Barker, demonstrated how Florence's city streets were, in the Renaissance, a perilo well-born
women for reasons of morality, class distinction, and medical beliefs. Meanwhile, women in convents often had
no
access to the streets whatsoever, but they made themselves known in the city through song, artworks, medicines,
edible delicacies, and textile creations. Women's gradual conquest of public space occurred in the 18th and 19th
centuries due to changing patterns of recreation (especially with the creation of public parks) and the influx
of foreign
female tourists. Women artists, both local ones and expatriates, also contributed to the growing public acceptance of
women's exploration of the city for the sake of studying art and historical monuments.
Feb. 16, 2015: Israeli Historical Society's Graduate Students' Workshop in Early Modern History (Ma'aleh Hachamisha,
Israel)
Co-sponsored by the Israeli Historical Society and Tel Aviv University's Morris E. Curiel Institute, Sheila Barker's lecture
was entitled "What the Archives Reveal about Women Artists in Early Modern Italy." It recounted the history of the study
of women artists in American universities and shared some new archival discoveries made by the Jane Fortune
Research Program on Women Artists, particularly regarding women's enrollment in the Forentine painters' guild. 2014 Fifth Annual Feminist Art History Conference Paper
Sheila Barker's conference paper for the FAHC at American University in Washington, DC, was a sequel to her contribution the
previous year: "Artemisia in Florence, 1616-1620: Professional Success and Private 'Disasters.' "
BBC Two Documentary "The Story of Women and Art" In
episode 1, Professor Amanda Vickery's historical documentary series paid a visit to the Jane Fortune Research Program to learn
about our ongoing research on Artemisia Gentileschi www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01y5r66 . Online Paleography Course: "Women and Art in Early Modern Italy"
From March 3, 2014, to May 24, 2014, this course introduced students to the fundamental skills needed for reading a wide variety of
15th- through 17th-century Italian documents, accompanied by numerous exercises of increasing difficulty. The special focus on
women artists, women patrons, and women's lives provided a lens through which to study the implications of the documents;
discussions regarding content were therefore particularly rich with insights into the nature of women's experiences in this period
of
Italian history. Feb. 1, 2014 Edit-a-thon
Organized by the Advancing Women Artists Foundation, this collaborative event brought local scholars and art professionals
together for a day of composing and editing Wikipedia pages on women artists. One of the results can be seen
here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Parenti_Duclos
2013 Fourth Annual Feminist Art History Conference Paper
At this conference held at the American University in Washington, D.C., Sheila Barker presented new archival evidence in her
paper, "On Her Own: Artemisia Gentileschi, 1612-1617." Download the conference program.
The 2013 Jane Fortune Conference
The organization of a two-day conference held on October 4-5, 2013 in the Sala dell'Annunciazione at the Convento di Frati Servi di
Santa Maria (SS. Annunziata).Two keynote speakers were featured; Gabriella Zarri with "Culture nel chiostro: tra arte e vita," and
Sharon Strocchia with "Knowing Hands: Nuns' Textile Artistry in Renaissance Florence."An international cast of thirteen scholars
presented their individual papers regarding discoveries on the creative life of women within religious communities in the
Renaissance.This event was made possible by the Medici Archive Project, the Biblioteca Santa Maria Novella and the Provincia
Romana of the Dominican Order.The contributions will appear within a forthcoming publication of Memorie Domenicane.
Launch of 'A Woman's World,' an Innovative Tour of Women's Art in Florence On March 8, 2013, International Women's Day, we inaugurated A Woman's World ,
a regularly scheduled tour of women's art in
the Galleria Palatina and the Galleria dell' Arte Moderna in the Pitti Palace. The tour, which is usually conducted by the Research
Staff of the Jane Fortune Research Project, is the result of a collaboration with the Advancing Women Artists Foundation and
Context Travel . In recent interviews ,
Jane Fortune and Sheila Barker explain why this tour will change the way people think of
Florence. To sign up, visit Context Travel's website. Proceeds from the walk support the restoration of artworks by women artists. The 2012 Jane Fortune Conference
A full-day international conference entitled
"Women Artists of Early Modern Italy / Artiste nell'Italia dell'età moderna" was held on
March 2, 2012, at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze, with a keynote address by Professor emeritus Sheila
ffolliot. Eleven scholars
from three continents presented their new archival discoveries regarding artists ranging chronologically from Sofonisba Anguissola
to Rosalba Carriera. The event was made possible by a grant from the Kress Foundation, the support of Dr. Jane Fortune, and the
collaboration of the Archivio di Stato di Firenze. Exhibition of Archival Documents on Women Artists at the Archivio di Stato di Firenze
Historical
documents from the 16th and 17th centuries regarding women artists were
on exhibit during the conference, "Women
Artists of Early Modern Italy /
Artiste nell'Italia dell'età moderna." The exhibition was curated by Sheila Barker and Roberta
Piccinelli. To download the catalogue in PDF format, click here.
"A Woman Like That" Round Table
In 2011, the researchers of the Jane Fortune Research Program participated in a roundtable discussion in
which the portrayal of
Artemesia Gentileschi in the film "A Woman Like That" was compared to the information that has emerged from the latest archival
investiagtions. The event was sponsored and organized by Accent
Florence and the University of California EAP Center in
Florence.
2011 Second Annual Feminist Art History Conference Paper
At this conference, sponsored by American University in Washington, D.C., Sheila Barker presented a paper entitled, "Early Modern
Italy's Other Women Artists." Download the conference program .
Paper delivered at Irene Parenti Duclos Conference at the Accademia
The conference ,
"Irene Parenti Duclos: a Work Restored, An Artist Revealed," held on October 24, 2011, in the Galleria
dell'Accademia was sponsored by the Advancing Women Artists Foundation and the Polo Museale di Firenze. Sheila Barker
contributed to the day's proceedings with a paper based on her chapter in the book, Irene Parenti Duclos: a Work Restored, an
Artist Revealed (The Florentine Press, 2011).
OPPORTUNITIES
The Jane
Fortune Research Program invites students and scholars with an interest
in early modern women artists and their
historical context to contact us with inquiries about the possibility of internships, directed practicums in archival research, and
supervision of masters theses and Ph.D. dissertations.
Completed masters thesis:
Nicole
Escobedo, "Collecting Trends of the English in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries Concerning Female Italian Artists of
the Renaissance and Baroque Periods." (M.A. in Museum Studies, Marist College, awarded January 2013)
RESEARCH NOTES
The Age of the Medici Grand Duchy (1537-1743) coincided with the first professionalization of women artists in Italy. At the same
time, an equal or greater number of women were creating visual art in one form or another under circumstances that were not
conducive to professionalization, as in the case of certain nuns and noblewomen, for instance. Those who achieved renown for
their painting and sculpting in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries include Sofonisba Anguissola, Properzia De Rossi, Ippolita
Degli Erri, Lavinia Fontana, Fede Galizia, Lucrezia di Panciatichi, Plautilla Nelli, Marietta Robusti, Lucrezia Quistelli della
Mirandola, Angela Veronica Airola, Plautilla Bricci, Orsola Maddalena Caccia, Margherita Caffi, Maria De Dominicis, Lucrina Fetti,
Giovanna Garzoni, Artemisia Gentileschi, Felicità Lupicini, Elisabetta Sirani, and Virginia Vezzo. The eighteenth century witnessed
accelerated growth in the ranks of women artists. Throughout these centuries, numerous works by women artists entered the
Medici collections, including several commissioned directly from the artists. The following partial document transcriptions are some examples of this program's archival findings on women artists, both
professional and otherwise, as well as on women patrons:
A Lost Textile Portrait by Arcangela Paladini Guardaroba Mediceo xxxx, f.37 left.
7 September 1640
An inventory of the Medici court's guardaroba reveals the existence of a preciously unknown work by court artist
Arcangela Paladini: a portrait of Grand Duke Cosimo II executed with elaborate techniques and costly materials. Here
Arcangela is referred to as "Bramanti," an Italianization of her husband's Flemish surname, Broomans. Some of
the
terms employed here are rather obscure: tabì, or tabby in English, is a kind silk similar to taffeta. Tanè is a deep red
color resembling the color of ruddy, tanned leather. The high value attributed to figurative textile works is indicated in
the successive document below.
Un quadro sul tabì tanè, tutto di ricamo al naturale, del Gran Duca Cosimo Secondo, armato sino a mezzo busto, con ori e argenti
traversati, e lumeggiato di seta, con lavori al collare, e l'armatura d'argento tirato, e seta nera è il viso e Capelli, ricamato tutto
con
seta floscia, al naturale, fatto dall' Arcangiola Bramanti, alto braccia 1 1/4 largo 3/4, da detto [Sua Altezza] ne 17 di suddetto
[settembre]. The Value of a Nun's Needlework Picture vs. an Old Master Oil Painting
Guardaroba Mediceo xxxx, f.508.
Sender: Leopoldo Tomansi
Recipient: Cerbone del Monte
11 December 1667
In this letter, an official of the Medici court instructs another official to pay the following amounts for two works of art
proffered to the Grand Duke. The widow of Ottaviano Vannini is to be given 40 gold scudi for her late husband's oil
painting depicting the Annunciation. The nun from the convent of Santa Felicita, Sister Maria Elisabetta Albizi, is to be
given 100 gold scudi -- more than twice the amount offered for Vannini's painting -- for her picture, which is a
needlepoint image of Christ the Redeemer, executed in precious materials.
Il Serenissimo Padrone mi ha comandato di fare a sapere a Vostra Illustrissima come molto tempo fa della moglie del Pittore
Vannini gli fù mandato una Nunziata del medesimo dipinta e per domandare ella
l'Equivalente, ordina Sua Altezza che Vostra
Illustrissima gli faccia pagare scudi 40. Et a Suor Maria Elisabetta Albizi monaca di Santa Felicita pure per un altro Quadro di un
Cristo Salvatore ricamato con adornamento di ricamo e Gama d'oro li faccia pagare per detta valuta scudi cento. Mentre però che
la detta Vannina, e detta Suor Maria
Elisabetta si chiamino di detta somma contente, et se cio non fussi di loro sodisfazione, a
ciasceduna di loro potra in tal caso fali rendere i
lor Quadri …
Artemisia Abandons Her Patron
Mediceo del Principato xxxx
Sender: Gino di Agnolo Ginori
Recipient: Cosimo II de’ Medici
12 February 1620
Commissioner of Prato Gino Ginori writes to Granduke Cosimo II to report the discussion he recently had with Artemisia
Gentileschi, who is
currently in Prato. She is ashamed to return to Florence, where her possessions were confiscated
since she left Florence without permission.
She has pending certain unspecified commissions for paintings, which she
carries with her. Ginori notes that he has specifically warned Artemisia's husband that he will be penalized with a fine
should his wife leave Tuscany.
È comparsa qui la Signora Artemisia Lomi, la quale havendomi narrata la ressolutione che haveva fatta d’andarsene fino
a Roma con un suo fratello, per starci tre, ò quattro mesi et che non prima uscita di Firenze elle hebbe aviso, come
della Guardaroba di Vostra Altezza Serenissima per via di Corte gl’erano state sigillate tutte le sue robe, et perció
dubitando che l’Altezza Vostra Serenissima non l’havesse havuto a male, rivolto il pensiero, se ne venne a questa volta,
il che sentito da me, le dissi che haveva fatto errore al non ne dar conto, et domandarne licenza a lei, come si
conveniva al che me ripose haverne scritto l’animo suo al Altezza Vostra et anco per sua giustificatione mi dette la
copia della lettera, quale inclusa le mando, per incontrarne la
verità. Io l’ho consigliata al tornare a firenze per finire li
quadri che lei deve farli, per non condurgli a precissione quà, e là, ella dice, che havendo l’occasione di fare qui nella
terra da dua tavole, li potria finir quà, et mostra haver vergogna al tornare, rispetto al caso seguito del sequestro
statogli fatto, et in oltre, allega di potere mal vivere in Firenze. Tuttavia, son certo, che il suo cenno doverà ritornare,
et intanto per abbondare in cautela ho fatto fare precetto al suo marito (Pierantonio Stiatesi), che senza licenza di
Vostra Altezza Serenissima non la conduca, ne facci condurre fuori dello stato sottopena di scudi 200 et del’arbitrato.
Ha risposto esser’ pronto ad obedire, et che è venuto aperta di Pisa per obviare che non andassi, acciò non
gl’incontrasse, come altra volta, qualche sinistro caso. Mi è parso di tutto darne conto a Vostra Altezza Serenissima
acciò accenni quanto devo fare….
Paintings by Ventura Salimbeni’s Daughter
Sender: Fausta Petrucci
Recipient: Unknown
3 February 1615 From the monastery of Santa Maria della Concezione, Sister Fausta Petrucci writes to an acquaintance in the entourage
of Granduchess Christine de Lorraine, in the hope that the Granduchess will commission works from her two young
female charges, one of whom is the daughter of Sienese painter Ventura Salimbeni. The abbess has ta instructed the
girls in various arts including still-life painting, and both girls showed their paintings to Christine de Lorraine when
she paid a recent visit to the monastery.
Quando fù Madama Serenissima (Christine de Lorraine) da noi li
presentai due figliole insieme le loro opere le quali
mostrò vedere con molto gusto e dissemi che io ne tenesse conte se ne voleva servire de la virtù loro e mia, quali in
pittura naturale colacho
prevalgano a periti pittori, poi fare retini onbrati passati con argento batuto, lavorno a la
franzese basta. Quanto glio mostro tanto hanno preso. Si stanno perche de loro esercitio la citta non a forze di far fare
et una di queste due è figlia di quel famoso Ventura pittor dio l'abbi havuto in gloria e questa povara figlola è resta
orfana senza aiuto a mano. Lo animo ardento d'essare Religiosa ne altro a di Capitale che questa santa casa di Maria
Vergine Inmaculata Concetione se se aquistata cose sue virtuose et angelicha qualità
suplicho Vostra Signoria
Illustrissima voglia ramemorare a Madama Serenissima che vogli darli da fare aciò virtuosamente Lei servendo si possi
aitare, et suo stato qual'è povarissima, ma bene richa de doni di Dio e poi l'ongni umiltà. Prego faciate fede a S. A. S.
che subito mi fu inposto pregassimo pela sanità del Serenissimo principe si tenne oratione continuo, et in particulare a
quella mia Madonna che visitonno l'Alteze Serenissime…
Princely Patronage on a Budget
Sender: Gherardo Mechini
Recipient: Christine de Lorraine
December 1613
In response to Christine de Lorraine's request, Architect Gherardo Mechini has studied sculptor Matteo Nigetti's plans
for the new decorations that the Granduchess commissioned for high altar of the church of San Nicola in Pisa, and he
provides her with his estimate of what the project will cost.
In chonformità che a domandato Vostra Altezza Serenissima (Christine de Lorraine) che vuol sapere quantto sia la spesa
che andrà a dar fine a l'ornamento di marmo che s'è principiato al altar grande della chiesa di san Nichola, il che visto
e chonsideratosi da me Gherardo Mechini chon aver visto il disenio che ultimamente n'a stabilito maestro Mateo
Nigetti - sul quale o schandiliatone la spesa de' marmi e delle fature di esso e ferramenti e muratura e quanto vi tocca
di bisonio e trovo che tale spesa acenderà alla somma di [piastre] mille cento. E in tal somma non chonprendo la
valsuta delle colonne nè altri misti che deve dare l'arzenale nè del ciborio di leniame che tutto può inportare circha a
piastre 350...
Art Patronage and Sisterly Ties
Sender: Christine de Lorraine
Recipient: Piero Guicciardini
3 July 1614
Grand Duchess Christine de Lorraine writes to the Medici Ambassador in Rome regarding a painter from Lorraine that
her sister recommended to
her. The painter, whose Italianized name is Andrea Rossel, is in Rome, and Christine would
like to bring him to Florence and arrange for him to
live with the painter Domenico Cresti, known as Il Passignano.
La principessa Caterina nostra sorella ci ha scritto in raccomandatione di questo Andrea Rossel lorenese, il quale
havendo imparato l'arte della pittura, è venuto poi in Italia, pertanto più perfettionarsi in essa, con stare appresso
qualche valente pittore, et desiderando noi, a richetta della detta, nostra sorella di compiacerlo, vogliamo che
procuriate di accomodare detto Andrea costi con il Passignano, che noi faremo paghare ogni mese quel che restereti
d'accordo seco, et avvisateci quanto harete fatto intorno a ciò…
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