Kitty Perring

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Women Artists

Hidden Places to See Celebrating Women Artists in Bologna

Bologna, in northern Italy, fostered more women artists in the early modern period than any other European city. Nowhere else matched the number, the...

Kitty Perring 10 August 2026

Renaissance

Why Were Children in Art History Covered with Jewelry Like Miniature Adults?

While researching 17th-century portraiture, especially those by Lavinia Fontana, I started noticing the children bedecked in jewelry like miniature...

Kitty Perring 20 April 2026