Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

Angelica Kauffman, Self-portrait of the Artist hesitating between the Arts of Music and Painting, 1794.

This afternoon I watched a wonderful talk from Florence’s Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, founded by Giorgio Vasari in 1563 as a guild for Florence’s artists. Membership was only extended to established artists.  The talk was a conversation between Linda Falcone, the director of Advancing Women Artists, and Accademia president Cristina Acidini. AWA’s mission is … Continue reading Accademia delle Arti del Disegno