Lectures

A Tale of Two Women Painters: Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana

27 – 28 January 2020

Aimed at shedding further light on the theme of this exhibition, which for the first time brings together key works by two of the most outstanding women painters of the second half of the 16th century, the Education Department of the Museo del Prado has organised a two-day conference that will take place in the auditorium from 27 to 28 January 2020.

Experts and researchers from all over the world will gather to share with the general public their latest findings about the careers of these two painters who achieved fame and recognition among their contemporaries but whose names fell into oblivion over time.

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2020

Jan: 27

09.00 hReception, accreditation, verification of signatures and presentation of documentation
09.15 hWelcome and opening remarks: Andrés Úbeda de los Cobos. Deputy Director. Museo Nacional del Prado
09.30 hSofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana: The myth and the painter: Leticia Ruiz. Museo del Prado
10.15 hThe cultural and artistic training of Bolognese women in the 16th and 17th centuries: Vera Fortunati. Università di Bologna
11.30 hPainting in Cremona in the first half of the 16th century: Flavio Caroli. Art critic
12.15 hThe Anguissolas and Spain: Cecilia Gamberini. Researcher
13.00 hDebate
15.30 hAmilcaris filia seipsam fecit. Sofonisba Anguissola, identity under construction: Jorge Sebastián. Universitat de València
16.15 hBeing a lady at the Habsburg court: Vanessa Cruz. Researcher
17.00 hBetween Sofonisba and Sánchez Coello: The other portraitists at the court of Philip II: Almudena Pérez de Tudela. Patrimonio Nacional
17.45 hDebate
18.00 hFree tour of the exhibition

Jan: 28

09.15 hAdmission and verification of signatures
09.30 hSofonisba and portraiture at the court of Philip II. Technical analysis: Laura Alba, Mª Dolores Gayo and Maite Jover. Museo Nacional del Prado
10.15 hBologna in the times of Lavinia Fontana: Maria Teresa Cantaro. Freelance researcher
11.30 hLavinia Fontana, a Bolognese portraitist: Angela Ghirardi. Università di Bologna
12.15 hMars and Venus, and the mythological painting of Lavinia Fontana: Enrico dal Pozzolo. Universitá degli Studi di Verona
13.00 hDebate
15.30 hLavinia Fontana and the limits of fame: Babette Bohn. Texas Christian University. Fort Worth, TX
16.15 hMaking female art visible: Thirty years of exhibitions on women artists: Sheila Barker. The Medici Archive Project (Florence)
17.00 hAre there still any great women artists or not? Some thoughts 50 years after Linda Nochlin's article: Sheila ffolliott. George Mason University. Virginia
17.45 hDebate and conclusions