religious art, women of the bible

Judith décapitant Holopherne d’Artemisia

Judith décapitant Holopherne est probablement le tableau le plus célèbre d’Artemisia Gentileschi, et le plus associé à son nom. Gentileschi a été toujours intéressée par les sujets bibliques pour ses peintures, en fait le premier tableau que nous connaissons de l’artiste est aussi inspirée de l’histoire d’une femme de la Bible : Susanna (on a déjà… Continue reading Judith décapitant Holopherne d’Artemisia

Art, Books, Collaborations

Illuminating Women Artists

Today’s post is very special, I invited the wonderful Erika Gaffney from Art Herstory, who also works at Lund Humphries Publishers to talk about the beautiful book collection Illuminating Women Artists, and she was kind enough to accept. I hope you all enjoy the reading! Introducing the Illuminating Women Artists book series There is vibrant… Continue reading Illuminating Women Artists

Art, Books, Collaborations, review

ArtReview: Discover Her Art

Discover her Art: Women Artists and Their Masterpieces is the book by Jean Leibowitz and Lisa LaBanca Rogers. Leibowitz is a portrait and landscape painter, she uses the traditional painting and drawing approaches in her art. LaBanca Rogers is an elementary school librarian and an author who regularly writes about art and artists for various… Continue reading ArtReview: Discover Her Art

religious art, Research

David and Goliath by Artemisia Gentileschi

Who never has listened about the history of David, a little shepherd who slayed the giant Goliath? I am pretty sure that most of you when think about it, have in your minds the image of Michelangelo’s masterpiece. It has been a common subject in the world of arts, it is present in the literature,… Continue reading David and Goliath by Artemisia Gentileschi

Art, Research, women of history

Lucretia

Lucretia was a matron in the history and mythology of Rome. She had an important role in the shaping of the Roman Kingdom into the Roman Republic. Her husband was Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, he was one of the leaders of the revolution that came up as a result of his wife’s death. Although there are… Continue reading Lucretia