donne illustre
an ongoing series inspired by women who enriched the historical and cultural landscape of Florence
Giovanna
Anna Maria Luisa
Vittoria
Alessandra
Violante
Corilla
Giovanna
seventeenth-century painter known for her exquisite still lifes and accurate botanical illustrations, Giovanna Garzoni completed many works for the Medici that can still be marveled at today in the Uffizi collection
€ 150
approx. 21 cm tall x 10 cm widest dimension
Anna Maria Luisa
the last member of the Medici dynasty, Anna Maria Luisa secured the preservation of the family’s mobile patrimony for future generations of Florentines and admiring visitors to the city alike
€ 130
approx. 23 cm tall x 13 cm widest dimension
Vittoria
not only did her dowry enrich the Medici art collection with the treasures of Urbino, Tuscan Grand Duchess Vittoria della Rovere was a significant patron of women in her court, supporting their education and artistic production
€ 130
approx. 26 cm tall x 15 cm widest dimension
Alessandra
expert of greek and latin literature, fifteenth-century Florentine woman of letters Alessandra Scala participated in Lorenzo de’ Medici’s close literary circle, corresponding with contemporary humanists and performing ancient greek plays in their original language
€ 130
approx. 24 cm tall x approx. 11 cm widest dimension
Violante
sought-after as a portraitist by Tuscan nobility and Grand Tourists, eighteenth-century Florentine painter Violante Siriès Cerroti also depicted herself for the Uffizi collection upon the request of Grand Duke Gian Gastone de’ Medici. She left a legacy of female students and works in different genres and scales, which can be found today in collections in Italy and abroad
€ 140
approx. 12 cm tall x approx. 12 cm widest dimension
Corilla
a gifted poet with an extraordinary ability to improvise, Maria Maddalena Morelli—better known as Corilla Olimpica—was an official court poetess in eighteenth-century Florence who went on to become the first and only female to be crowned poet laureate of Rome. Though her works were largely not written down, her legend is preserved in contemporary accounts and her life inspired the 1807 novel Corinne
€ 130
approx. 29 cm tall x approx. 9 cm widest dimension