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Born on this day in Bologna 1638… Elisabetta Sirani

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2023-01-08

Madonna with the Christ Child Floating on Clouds, n.d., by (Italian, 1638–1665). Held by , https://t.co/yRaG2Et1ve. (Nov 14) in 1665, Bologna honored Sirani with a public civic funeral.

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2022-11-14

Fascinating day ⁦⁦⁩ close looking with at newly conserved and exciting new acquisition

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2022-08-27


ElisabettaSirani

splendida pittrice Barocca visse e lavorò a Bologna dove morì giovane, a 27 anni. Era la figlia più famosa dell’artista e mercante d’arte G.A.Sirani,
primo assistente di Guido Reni, e divenne pittrice professionista

🖼Maddalena

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2022-01-09

Baby Jesus and St. Anthony of Padua, c. 1656, by (Italian, 1638–1665). Private collection; source, https://t.co/hiASDbEO6Z. (Nov 14) in 1665, Bologna honored Sirani with a public civic funeral.

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2021-11-14

2021

Galatea (1664)

Elisabetta_Sirani (1638-65) 🎨 🇮🇹
oil on canvas, 43 x 58 cm
Museo Civico d’Arte, Modena, Italy

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2021-09-13

There's a new guest post on the blog! () reflects on the challenges & rewards of comparing drawn & painted self-portraits by -

Elisabetta Sirani: Self-Portraits,
https://t.co/xXzNWvbtHn

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2021-04-21

Just a couple more by scenes by before the day ends:

1675, Oratory of St. John, Poggio Mirteto
1663, private collection https://t.co/OvSpw1MTNe

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2020-06-25

Mater dolorosa with Symbols of the Passion, 1657, by (Italian, 1638-1665). Held in the Regional Museum Complex, Emilia Romagna, National Art Gallery of Bologna; source, https://t.co/dNucN7gtKj

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2020-04-12

In honor of the & inspired by & , a thread of images of the Magdalene by This first was posted earlier today by Paula, St. in Penance, by Original held at

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2019-07-23

It is the feast day of shown here in a painting by Renaissance artist She used to be "the penitent Magdalene", but Pope Francis, taking into account that she was the first person to see the risen Christ, has elevated her status in the Church.

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2019-07-22




1)#LeonorFini - Self-portrait with scorpion, 1938.
2)#TarsilaDoAmaral - Self-portrait, 1923.
3)#GerdaWegener - Self-portrait, c.1913
4)#ElisabettaSirani - Self-portrait, c.1660.

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2019-03-09

Another female artist I’ve recently discovered is 🎨 She was an independent painter by 19, and ran her family’s workshop. When her father became incapacitated by gout, she supported her parents, three siblings, and herself through her art.

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2018-10-17

realizzava acqueforti tratte dalle sue opere che offriva in dono ai suoi committenti. Era un modo per promuovere e diffondere il suo lavoro!
Madre dolorosa con i simboli della Passione, incisione e olio su rame 1657
fino al 10/06 GDS

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2018-05-05