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Trade Card advertising Mme. Demorest’s Reliable Patterns,
[New York, New York]: [ca. 1870-1900]

This is the facade of the mother church for the Jesuit Order, constructed in 16th century Rome.

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 Fontana dell’Acqua Felice was revolutionary at its creation. It marks the terminal point of the Acqua Felice, restored by Pope Sixtus V. Originally the Acqua Alessandrina, the aqueduct was renamed by Pope Sixtus V after its restoration. At the…

Ceiling fresco by Domenico Maria Canuti in the Chiesa Santi Domenico e Sisto

The Artist Elena Recco was one of two daughters to Giuseppe Recco, and the year of her birth is unknown [1]. Elena’s sister Nicola Maria Recco was also a still life painter, with even less known about Nicola than Elena. Elena worked as a still life…

Giovanna Garzoni and Maria Sibylla Merian lived two unusual lives for female artists at the time. Both of them left their husbands and both are renowned for their work in still lifes. Yet this article argues that their most powerful connector is how…

"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.…

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…

This is first of four altarpieces Barocci delivered for the Oratorians to decorate Chiesa Nuova. It adorned the Chapel of the Visitation and the commission was issued in 1582. This work was reported to evoke a significant response of devotion in…