Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. List of Illustrations 7
4. Introduction 15
5. 1. La Serenissima in Context: Women Artists in Venice and Beyond 21
6. 2. The Taiapiera in Fourteenth-Century Venice: What’s in a Name? 41
7. 3. In Search of Marietta Tintoretta 55
8. 4. The “Vite” of Women Artists in Venice (Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century) 93
9. 5. Artists and Artisans in the Account Books of Marino Grimani, Patrician and Doge of Venice (Late Sixteenth–Early Seventeenth Centuries) 111
10. 6. Chiara Varotari (1584/1585–after 1663) 137
11. 7. Artemisia Gentileschi in Venice: Facts and Suppositions 153
12. 8. Giovanna Garzoni and Venetian Witchcraft: Still Lifes as Natural Enchantments 173
13. 9. Caterina Tarabotti Unveiled 197
14. 10. Shining a Light on Giulia Lama’s Painting Practice in the San Marziale Four Evangelists 213
15. 11. Rosalba Carriera Unframed 235
16. General Bibliography 257
17. Index 285