"Lioness with an Open Eye," Giovanna Garzoni, c. 1639.

Garzoni (1600-70) was a Baroque painter of significant skill, known mostly as a painter of still lifes and botanicals with precision and balance, but now also studied for the subtle references to the female body, and now is viewed as something of a feminist.

A busy artist, she did a lot of work for the Medici family and was so famous and popular that it was noted she could have set any price she wanted for her work. She never married (according to most historians, some say she did but it was short-lived) and devoted her life to her work.

This picture is a humorous copy of a similar etching by Albrecht Durer. Garzoni did a number of these, but while Durer's lioness just seems to be asleep, here Garzoni gives her a open eye, suggesting a wink, and tweaks the mouth just a bit to give a hint of a smile.

From the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome.

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Stillleben im 17. Jahrhundert

Giovanna Garzoni - Malerin
(1600 - 1670)

Stillleben mit einer Schüssel Zitronen

Bildquelle:
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Meses de #enero y #febrero con #ElisabettaSirani y #GiovannaGarzoni como protagonistas.
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感謝豆友拍攝的一位17世紀意大利植物繪畫家作品，讓我意外發現，同為女性，或許一些注視角度會相似：如圖1，我以前也畫過幾乎同樣姿勢的無花果乾（圖2），因為倒扣的無花果很特別…

碎開的核桃吸引她（圖3），我亦畫了鮮核桃紋路（圖4），甚至想繼續畫撕裂一半的核桃鮮衣，後邊懶，沒了動力繼續😅

#GiovannaGarzoni (1600-1670)

"Chinese Vase with Flowers and Fruits," Giovanna Garzoni, c. 1641.

Garzoni (1600-1670) was known as "The Chaste Giovanna" because of a vow she reportedly made to remain a virgin; perhaps she just wanted to be free of worldly entanglements while working on her art?

She was one of the first women to be a still-life painter, although she also did religious and mythological works. Recent critics have found what they feel are references to female body parts in her works, and a few now hail her as an early feminist painter.

Her work was hugely popular, and one writer said that she could have asked any price she wanted. Her work was very inventive, mixing objects that normally weren't portrayed together. She never married, although some believe she was married briefly in her youth, but separated from her husband. Still, she was an independent lady making her own way in the world, so she deserves respect.

From the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.

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7 Künstlerinnen, die man kennen sollte (28.02.2024)

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Jeder kennt Rembrandt oder van Gogh, aber warum sind begnadete #Künstlerinnen wie #GiovannaGarzoni oder #MaryCassatt in Vergessenheit geraten? Frauen wurden in der Kunstwelt oft übergangen. Das soll sich jetzt ändern.

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https://www.dw.com/de/7-künstlerinnen-die-man-kennen-sollte/a-68376802

Giovanna Garzoni (Ascoli Piceno, 1600-Roma, febrero de 1670).

Fue admitida en la Academia de San Lucas de Roma, algo inusual en la época, recibiendo (casi) los mismos privilegios que sus compañeros hombres.
Antes de esto, estuvo trabajando en la corte de los Médicis en Florencia.

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