-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Madonna and Child with the Young St John the Baptist, 1664, Oil on canvas, Pesaro, Comune di Pesaro, Musei Civici – Palazzo Mosca
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Amorino trionfante in mare (Amorino Medici, 1661, Oil on Canvas, Bologna, Private Collection
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Holy Family with Sts Anne and Joachim (Holy Family of the Cherries), c. 1662, Oil on Canvas, Milano, Private Collection
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Allegory of Painting (Self-portrait?), 1658, Oil on canvas, Moscow, The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), St Jerome, Black chalk, brush and wash on paper, Bologna, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Portrait of Anna Maria Ranuzzi as Charity, Oil on canvas 1665,, Bologna, Collezioni d’Arte e di Storia della Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Holy Family with Sts Anne and Joachim, c. 1662, Black chalk on paper, Firenze, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Etching, Firenze, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Holy Family, Black chalk, brush and wash on paper, Firenze, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe
-
- Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), The Beheading of St John the Baptist, Black chalk, brush and wash on paper, Firenze, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe
The Uffizi’s Edoardo Detti room and Sala del Camino are currently hosting an exhibition spotlighting 17th-century Bolognese painter Elisabetta Sirani: Painting and drawing like a great master: Elisabetta Sirani’s talents. In light of the recent sudden death of Fiorentina football captain Davide Astori, 31, the exhibition has been dedicated to his memory; Sirani herself died at age 27.
Elisabetta Sirani (Bologna, 1638-1665), Allegory of Painting (Self-portrait?),
1658, Oil on canvas, Moscow, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
In her time, Sirani was known for her prolific activity and exceptional pace, working with an ease and an artistic command equally evident across her paintings, drawings and etchings.
The 33 works on display come from a range of public and private Italian collections, with the exception of Allegory of Painting, thought to be a self-portrait and on loan from the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. Sinori’s graphic work and paintings have both been the subject of numerous scholarly projects, beginning in the 1970s and up to the present day, particularly in examinations of Bolognese women artists within the larger context of gender studies.Curated by Roberta Aliventi and Laura Da Rin Bettina, with scientific coordination by Marzia Faietti, the Sirani show builds on the findings and themes of such projects.
Much of the exhibition focuses on the artistic context in which Sirani lived and worked, with a particular emphasis on her relationship to Medici Florence and ties to Cardinal Leopold de’ Medici, one of the most important art collectors of the era.
Painting and drawing like a great master: Elisabetta Sirani’s talents will be on view until June 10.
Painting and drawing like a great master: Elisabetta Sirani’s talents
Until June 10, 2018
Uffizi Gallery, first floor Sala del Camino and Sala del Edoardo Detti
Exhibition included in museum ticket. Full 20 euro / reduced 10 euro
www.uffizi.it
