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An exhibition about the art of Giovanna Garzoni collected by the Medici in Pitti Palace.
While she is well known as a scientific illustrator, Giovanna Garzoni is less familiar as an illustrator of geographical fantasy in the age of the Baroque. Inharmonic and often relatively small compositions, the painter combines exotic objects from different sources such as Chinese porcelain, Pacific nautili, Mexican marrows and flowers, South American plants and English lapdogs, in an effort both to amaze and to amuse.
Not accepting the conventional role reserved for women in her days, Garzoni travelled in Italy, and possibly also in France, gaining access to the most important collections of her era. The exhibition showcases her works collected by the Medici and still owned by the Uffizi Gallery, alongside targeted loans illustrating the artist's field of action and her prowess as a portraitist.
The exhibition is curated by Sheila Barker.
The Greatness of the Universe, Exhibition, Pitti Palace, Florence: 6 March-7 June 2020
- Monday:
- Closed
- Tuesday:
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08:15 - 18:50
- Wednesday:
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08:15 - 18:50
- Thursday:
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08:15 - 18:50
- Friday:
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08:15 - 18:50
- Saturday:
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08:15 - 18:50
- Sunday:
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08:15 - 18:50