Chapter 1
The courtly pioneers of Cremona
Chapter 2
The sacred studios behind convent walls
Chapter 3
The professional workshop leader
Chapter 4
The dramatic avenger of the Baroque
Chapter 5
The grand erasure and modern rediscovery
YOUR GOAL
Master of Renaissance masters who painted in the shadows
Ch 2 · The sacred studios behind convent walls
andy Renaissance Convent Art Studios
We paint a masterpiece (oh yeah!) / Behind the convent walls (behind the walls!)
andy Renaissance Convent Art Workshops
Behind these walls / We paint it big / We run the studio
BETA
andy Match masterpieces to their true creators to discover how Renaissance women artists were erased.
Fun Fact
Convent art: Plautilla Nelli was so famous in Florence that wealthy nobles secretly smuggled her paintings out of her convent.
Glossary
convent (noun)
A Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows, or the building they occupy. In 1538, Plautilla Nelli entered a Florentine convent and established a successful all-women art workshop.
A Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows, or the building they occupy. In 1538, Plautilla Nelli entered a Florentine convent and established a successful all-women art workshop.
Quiz
What was Plautilla Nelli's religious role when she painted her masterpieces in 16th-century Florence?
Quiz
Which fiery Florentine religious reformer inspired Plautilla Nelli's convent to produce devotional art?
Quiz
Why did the male apostles in Plautilla Nelli's "Last Supper" have noticeably soft, feminine features?
Quiz
How long is Plautilla Nelli's monumental "Last Supper" painting, which she completed in the 1560s?
Quiz
How did Plautilla Nelli's convent achieve financial self-sufficiency in the 16th century?