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The Devout Hand: A Study of Women Artists in Renaissance Italy

Join Patricia Rocco, Adjunct Lecturer at Hunter’s College, for the launch of her book, The Devout Hand: Women, Virtue, and Visual Culture in Early Modern Italy. Her book highlights women’s active role in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Christian reform and artistic production and is “an original study of the phenomenon of women artists as a whole.” — Gabriela Zarri, University of Florence.

Q&A and book signing to follow

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When: Thu., Feb. 22, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Shakespeare & Co.
939 Lexington Ave. (corner of 69th St.)
212-772-3400
Price: Free
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Join Patricia Rocco, Adjunct Lecturer at Hunter’s College, for the launch of her book, The Devout Hand: Women, Virtue, and Visual Culture in Early Modern Italy. Her book highlights women’s active role in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Christian reform and artistic production and is “an original study of the phenomenon of women artists as a whole.” — Gabriela Zarri, University of Florence.

Q&A and book signing to follow

RSVP: [email protected]

 

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