The Painter Heroine of Bologna
One of the first female artists to emerge from early modern Bologna, a city unusually open to women’s artistic talent, Elisabetta Sirani was one of the most extraordinary artists of seventeenth-century Italy. She was born on 8th January 1638, the first
From Cathedral Rooftop to Civic Icon
Trapped in marble for decades, David redefined heroism, civic pride, and human genius before it even left the workshop.
Frans Hals
An exhibition that makes you reassess what you think is beautiful, with something for everyone to enjoy. ★★★★
THE SAINT OF HELL
Sigismondo Malatesta is, to date, the only man canonised to Hell. But could his reputation and his ensuing punishment come as the result of other people’s vicious hatred and malicious gossip rather than being rooted in fact?
