Garrard D., Mary. “The Not-So-Still Lifes of Giovanna Garzoni.” Essay. In "The Immensity of the Universe" in the Art of Giovanna Garzoni, 62-77. Sillabe, 2020.
Mary D. Garrard's essay within Sheila Barker's catalogue discusses the work of…
"Still Life with Fruit on a Stone Ledge," oil on a 105 x 84cm canvas dated to around 1603, depicts various fruits including grapes, pomegranates, watermelon, and more sitting atop a stone ledge [1]. The painting is thought to have been created in…
Sheila Barker’s essay, “The Universe of Giovanna Garzoni. Art, Mobility, and the Global Turn in the Geographical Imaginary” provides an examination of the influences that shaped Giovanna Garzoni’s life, career, and art. Barker argues that Garzoni’s…
Barker's article posits evidence based hypotheses about the art of Garzoni's career, and provides a primary source telling of Garzoni's youth. Garzoni was an acting artist even at adolescence, thought to have had her first patron, Grand Duchess Maria…