ISBN:
9781003813897
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (373 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Twenty Five Women Who Shaped... Series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.42094509024
Abstract:
Cover -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction: Hidden Histories -- Part One Politics and Power Brokers -- 1 Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427-1482): Medici Matriarch -- 2 Caterina Sforza (c. 1463-1509): Countess, Warrior, Alchemist -- 3 Isabella d'Este (1474-1539): Diplomat and Tastemaker -- 4 Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519): Entrepreneur From Italy's Most Controversial Family -- 5 Bona Sforza (1494-1557): The Italian Queen of Poland -- Part Two Poets, Reformers, and Courtesans -- 6 Vittoria Colonna (1490?-1547): Divine Poet, Michelangelo's Mentor -- 7 Lucrezia Gonzaga (1522-1576): Epistolary Icon and Religious Dissident -- 8 Olimpia Morata (1526-1555): Humanist and Heretic -- 9 Laura Terracina (1519-c.1577): Bestselling Author, Defender of Women -- 10 Veronica Franco (1546-1591): Celebrity Courtesan -- Part Three Musicians, Composers, and Performers -- 11 Gaspara Stampa (1523-1554): Renaissance Sappho -- 12 Tarquinia Molza (1542-1617): Virtuosa and Philosopher -- 13 Isabella Andreini (1562-1604): Diva of Stage and Page -- 14 Francesca Caccini (1587-post-1641): Opera's Star at the Medici Court -- 15 Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677): Trailblazing Composer -- Part Four Artists and Scientists -- 16 Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532-1625): Portraitist to Kings -- 17 Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614): Pioneering Professional Artist -- 18 Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1656?): Fearless Painter, Feminist Icon -- 19 Camilla Erculiani (d. post-1584): Pharmacist-Philosopher -- 20 Margherita Sarrocchi (c. 1560-1617): Reader of the Stars, Galileo's Correspondent -- Part Five Renaissance Feminists -- 21 Laudomia Forteguerri (1515-1555?): Queer Poet, Civic Hero -- 22 Moderata Fonte (1555-1592): Visionary of Women's Equality -- 23 Lucrezia Marinella (1571?-1653): Champion of Women's History.
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