Breeze Barrington
Breeze Barrington is a freelance writer, researcher and critic. She specialises in 17th-century artistic cultures and is currently writing a book on the women at the court of Mary of Modena
Booksreview
The life of Elisabetta Sirani—‘the best brush in Bologna’—explored in new publication
Despite meticulously documenting her own career, the artist was largely forgotten in the centuries after her death
Renaissance artnews
Only known work by female Old Master artist Caterina Angela Pierozzi unveiled in London
For centuries, it was thought that none of her paintings survived—now a new discovery is on show at Colnaghi Gallery
Booksreview
More than just marble: expansive new book on Bernini focuses on his world as much as his sculptures
A “kaleidoscopic approach” immerses the reader in 17th-century Italy