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For more information, see the article by Robin Givhan in The Washington Post, September 13, C1.

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Patronage

How might we summarize our discussion of art patronage in early modern Italy? Certainly, negotiation and mediation continue to be themes in our examination of women and Western art, as Heather’s discussion of Vittoria Colonna demonstrated. Joanna explored with us how some women, namely Isabella d’Este, could take on a type of art [...]

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A day late…but I found one last Mona Frida.
What a delight it was to come to duPont Monday morning and discover Mona Frida on my office door…

then Mona Frida everywhere in

Melchers!  Just yesterday Mona Frida was everywhere…

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Images of women in art

The following is from Martha Burtis, UMW’s Director of Instructional Technology:

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Negotiating the art world…

How do women negotiate within the art world in early modern Italy? Can we make any generalizations? Keeping in mind that generalizations can be too broad!
In Vasari’s Life of Properzia de’ Rossi, he writes that Properzia, “through her husband as intermediary,” applied to the cathedral committee for an opportunity to work on the [...]

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Blog Directory for Prof Och’s Art 460 Fall 2007

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