When you walked into the back presentation room at Vintage House, you knew everyone was excited to hear what Alexandra Lawrence had to say about “Rethinking Women: A Look at Female Painters and Poets in Renaissance Italy “. This event, sponsored by the Sonoma Sister Cities Association Sonoma-Greve Committee drew eighty eager people on the evening of Wednesday, August 16th.
Ms. Lawrence first defined the dates that typically encompass the Renaissance (1400 – 1527 AD) and then proceeded to explain why most historians ignored the contributions of female artists whose work emerged a bit later. In fact, you could say that the study and appreciation of Renaissance female artists is in fact undergoing its own renaissance in the modern world.
Alexandra focused on four artists in particular: Vittoria Colonna, Veronica Franco, Lavinia Fontana, and Sofinisba Angueso. She made the time period vivid and lively, and the audience responded by asking lots of questions. This was a delightful event; stay tuned for the next Sonoma-Greve Committee event.
If you’d like to participate in the next Greve event, email Committee Chair Diana Short at greve@sonomasistercitiesassociation.org.
For information about Alexandra Lawrence, see below.
Alexandra’s website
Alexandra’s Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/Alexandra-Lawrence-Explore-Florence-462425660457241/
Recent article in Sonoma Index-Tribune about Alexandra:
http://www.sonomanews.com/news/6997252-181/sonoma-valley-high-grad-shows
https://sscasonoma.org/greve-in-chianti-committee/
Sonoma-Greve in Chianti Sister Cities facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Greve50022
The Sonoma-Greve Sister City Committee operates under the auspices of the Sonoma Sister Cities Association (SSCA), a registered nonprofit organization (SSCA federal tax identification #68-0108056). More information: www.sonomasistercitiesassociation.org
