Atelier Lavinia Fontana
Alla National Gallery of Ireland la mostra “Lavinia Fontana: pioniera e trasgressiva” celebra l’opera dell’artista bolognese che, precorrendo i tempi e trasgredendo le norme vigenti, fece dell’arte la propria professione e del genere del ritratto una raffinata forma di comunicazione.
Thomas Gainsborough, like the poet with the two mistresses
Before entering the exhibition rooms, I heard art historian Lindsay Stainton saying to BBC News: “Good God. That’s a study for Cornard Wood, and all of these are early Gainsborough drawings.” And “Good God indeed. That’s what you call a Aha! Eureka moment” was what I said to myself when I left.
Exhibiting Art in Georgian Ireland
A review of Exhibiting Art in Georgian Ireland – The Society of Artists’ Exhibitions Recreated, an exhibition organised by the Irish Georgian Society to mark the restoration of the City Assembly House and to celebrate the Society of Artists in Ireland who erected the building over 250 years ago.