Download or read book Women Artists, Their Patrons, and Their Publics in Early Modern Bologna written by Babette Bohn and published by Penn State University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines sixty-eight women artists in early modern Bologna, revealing how they obtained public commissions and expanded beyond the portrait subjects to which women were traditionally confined. Uses new methodological models for considering gender and art in early modern Italy.