Silly SCA related stuff

[isabelladangelo]

Thanks to the help I recieved over at Italian Renaissance Costuming on yahoo groups, I managed to find out where a painting I was looking for was located and that I was NOT seeing things. :-)

The painting is this one by Lavinia Fontana:
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Gozzadini-Family-Posters_i4038934_.htm

It's housed at Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna but the museum webpage doesn't have a big picture of it. I really want a zoom up of the dog. Not just because it's terribly cute and looks like Miss Ginise, but, with confirmation from florentinescot, because the dog is wearing earrings. Yes, the dog is blinged out.

I remembered this painting from ages ago and had trouble finding it again because all I could remember was giggling over the dog have better jewlery than everyone around her. (Didn't give me much to go on. I remembered the table, the type of dog, and that everyone was in 16th c clothing but I saw this about oh...15 years or so ago?) So, yeap, I found it again. :-) Now just to get a decent picture of the pup and add it to the collection of "Dressing your pup up is period, see?". :D

Comments

[orlacarey.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly certain that painting was in the exhibit at the National Women in the Arts Museum last year - I could check my catalog to see what shots there are. I remember the dog's bling.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Oh! Oh! That would be great if it's in there! Thanks!

[jillwheezul.livejournal.com]

I just saw this in a book too. ::Thinks:: mebbe I scanned it. I'll check tonight when I get home.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Thank you for checking!

[operafantomet.livejournal.com]

It's featured in a book about Lavinia Fontana as well, I think it was this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Lavinia-Fontana-Painter-Patrons-Sixteenth-century/dp/0300099134/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227137244&sr=8-1

If your local library carries it, it has many rare (or almost rare, anyway) paintings attributed to Lavinia Fontana, plus decent scans which makes it easier to view her art.

I hope you find what you're looking for. Great discovery!

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

florentinescot told me about that book but I think the only local library that might have a copy is the university. I'll keep my eyes peeled for it though.

Thanks!