17 – Beyond Artemisia: Italian Women Artists in the Long Seventeenth Century
On campus
Course 17 – Summer School on campus
Monday 8 – Friday 12 July 2024
Dr Giulia Martina Weston
£645
Course description
Over the last decade a conspicuous number of monographic exhibitions has been devoted to Italian women artists of the Early Modern period, paving the way for notable scholarly findings, chief rediscoveries and newly emerged research avenues. Focusing on the careers and production of a selected group of artists, this course will unveil the most significant discoveries gathered so far, aiming to engage its attendees in a rich exchange on the roles played by these extraordinary women in their society as well as consider what lesson can be drawn today from their experiences.
Ranging from the pioneering examples set by Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana to the versatile output of Artemisia Gentileschi and Giovanna Garzoni, our enquiry will look at specific geographical areas (such as the Bologna of Elisabetta Sirani and Ginevra Cantofoli) and consider a wealth of artistic media, from minute artworks on parchment to Plautilla Bricci’s grand architectural designs. Visits to the National Gallery and The Courtauld Print Room will allow us to gain first-hand knowledge of this exquisite group of artists, and to consider their legacy in dialogue with the predominant art-historical canon.
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Lecturer's biography
Dr Giulia Martina Weston holds a PhD from The Courtauld, where she has been Associate Lecturer since 2016. She is Consultant Lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute of Art and a member of several editorial boards. Giulia authored the monograph Niccolò Tornioli (1606-1651). Art and Patronage in Baroque Rome (2016) and co-edited the volumes I Pittori del Dissenso (2014) and ‘A tale of two cities’: Rome and Siena in the Early Modern Period (2020). Her forthcoming book focuses on Salvator Rosa’s afterlife and influence in Britain. In 2022, she curated the exhibition The Universe on Paper. The Art of Linda Karshan at the Fondazione Comel in Pisa, an institution for which she is curating the forthcoming show Legacies and Visions. From Comel to Karshan. Last year she was appointed Director of the Athenaeum Comelianum de Litteris et Artibus in Pisa, a centre devoted to the histories of art and literature.