Art Is Woman

Hearst Castle’s Roman Pool, a sumptuous creation by Julia Morgan, serves as a metaphor for the spirit of California.

The intriguing and little known youthful works of the artist Élisabeth Chaplin, painted in the Florentine countryside.

A learned and witty article describes the many self-portraits painted by Sofonisba Anguissola, often with self-promotional intent.

Narrowly art historical – but also philosophical and political – aspects of the life story of Surrealist painter Remedios Varo.

The story of the women in the orbit of King Philip of Spain, and especially his second wife, Elisabeth Farnese.

In praise of the Andean Penelope, the Colombian textile artist Olga de Amaral, the golden spiderwoman of the Andes.

Benedetta Craveri offers an elegant narrative of a love affair in pre-Revolutionary, spun out in various works of art.