Florentine Press (Series)

The archives : a work in progress : the quest for 'invisible women' -- Housing the city's cultural heritage : the Florentine collections : sources, venues and storage -- Pray for the paintress : Suor Plautilla Nelli -- The voice of the restorer : safeguarding Lamentation with saints -- Creative ties, artistic succession : Giovanna Fratellini, Violante Siries Cerroti, Anna Piattoli -- A Florence-born legacy : scouting out local talents -- Finding oneself : Giulia Lama, Arcangela Paladini and the Vasari corridor -- Her father's daughter : Marietta Robusti -- Exile and courtly excellence : Élisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun -- A name for each country : Angelica Maria Anna Katarine Kauffman -- Notoriety and naturalism : Rosa Bonheur -- Breakfasts and banquets : Clara Peeters -- Nature's rivals : Maria Van Oosterwyck and Rachel Ruysch -- A Medici bouquet : Giovanna Garzoni and Margherita Caffi -- Studied skills, innate talents : women artists at work in the Uffizi -- Drawing conclusions : Elisabetta Sirani and the Gabinetto disegni e stampe -- Where poet meets painting : Louisa Grace Bartolini and the Marucelliana library -- Natural flair, nurtured ability : Elisabeth Chaplin in the Pitti Palace, Gallery of Modern Art -- On the street named for May : Adriana Pincherle and Leonetta Cecchi in the Gabinetto Vieusseux -- Deeper study, greater grace : Sofonisba Anguissola -- The forerunner : Lavinia Fontana -- Genius, pain and power : Artemisia Gentileschi -- Interpreting elegance : Rosalba Carriera -- Advancing Artemisia : restoring David and Bathsheba -- San Salvi's success story : finding solutions : recovery and exhibition -- A space of their own : joining the search for 'invisible women' -- The women artists' trail : map + inventory of works by women artists in Florence

"Indiana Jane" strikes again: another painting has been salvaged from centuries of decay; another woman artist rescued from oblivion. From the lofty halls of the Uffizi to the attic storerooms of the Pitti Palace, Jane Fortune leads the reader on a quest whose aim is the restoration, recuperation and rediscovery of famous or unknown works by women artists in Florence's museums. In a city of indisputable masters, Fortune opens a window on the trials and triumphs of remarkable women whose lives and works remain an unfamiliar but fascinating part of Florence's cultural heritage. With historical episodes and modern-day milestones Invisible Women is a celebration of creativity, a protest against indifference, a race against time and a daring dream for the future

Text in English and presented in parallel Italian translation