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This is a collection of drawings of various plants all done by Garzoni (1650). Known for her still-life pieces, Garzoni hones in on the individual plant, examining shape and form of real plant anatomy. This book contains 50 different plants that…

A Cat Stealing Fish  A Cat Stealing Fish was painted by Giuseppe Recco between 1667 and 1669. This painting displays Giuseppe’s immense talent at rendering dimly lit spaces and reflections of surfaces and textures within the space. This work is an…

This oil on canvas still life painting is the earliest still life with a clear, concrete creation date, and is Galizia's first signed one [1]. Different sources refer to this painting by slightly different names from the most common name used in the…

"English physician and natural philosopher Erasmus Darwin wrote this work at the urging of his two daughters, born from his relationship with Mary Parker and out of wedlock. They had sought his counsel on establishing a boarding school in 1794.…

While exploring the Apostolic, or Vatican Palace, it is important to note that it was not actually inhabited by the popes until Pope Innocent III built a papal residence near St. Peter’s in the late twelfth century [1]. The Popes re-established their…

A critical component to Sixtus V’s legacy is his construction of a new Vatican Library [1]. The Vatican libraries date to the 15th century, and grew in significance as the Popes moved from the Lateran Palace to the Vatican. In 1588, Pope Sixtus V…

The Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius sculpture was the first large modern sculpture to be exhibited at Borghese villa. The sculpture depicts a classic visual from the stories of the Trojan War. It shows Aeneas, the founder of Rome, leading his family…

Ceiling painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, originally in the Palazzo Sandi

Garrard D., Mary. “The Not-So-Still Lifes of Giovanna Garzoni.” Essay. In "The Immensity of the Universe" in the Art of Giovanna Garzoni, 62-77. Sillabe, 2020. 

Mary D. Garrard's essay within Sheila Barker's catalogue discusses the work of…

In the 1500s, there was a rise of artworks that represented this theme of the allegory of art or "pittura."

It's crucial to understand that before the sixteenth century painting was not considered a liberal art and was not considered an…