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Articles by Kitty Perring
Rolinda Sharples—Jane Austen’s Contemporary Who Painted Britain’s Changing Society
Artist Stories Herstory Rolinda Sharples painted the world of Jane Austen, and the political turmoil unfolding beyond the ballroom. Her paintings capture Regency society as well as the aftermath of the Bristol Reform Riots. Rolinda Sharples was born in 1793 in either Bristol or Bath to a couple named James and Ellen Sharples who were both artists. In 1794, the Sharples family travelled to America.
Hidden Places to See Celebrating Women Artists in Bologna
Baroque Bologna, in northern Italy, fostered more women artists in the early modern period than any other European city. Nowhere else matched the number, the range of skills, or the degree of public recognition that women achieved. From the 16th to the 18th century, painters, sculptors, and engravers worked in studios, ran workshops, and even taught pupils.
Why Were Children in Art History Covered with Jewelry Like Miniature Adults?
European Art Artist Stories While researching 17th-century portraiture, especially those by Lavinia Fontana, I started noticing the children bedecked in jewelry like miniature adults. But the more I looked, the more it became clear that these accessories were far from superficial. They carried meaning. They spoke. What can a child’s jewelry tell us about the past? Perhaps more than we expect—it speaks to family, faith, and the roles children were expected to embody in early modern society.
Mary Blair: The Artist Who Gave Disney Its Modern Magic
European Art Inside the 2022 Wallace Collection’s magical exhibition, Inspiring Walt Disney, was an entire wall of intricate, hand-drawn illustrations from the 1950 animated film, Cinderella. Across a sequence of 24 images, the heroine’s torn rags are transformed into a beautiful ball gown by her wand-waving Fairy Godmother.
Barbara Hepworth: Sculptor of Archaic Wonders
Barbara Hepworth’s 1973 bronze-cast sculpture Conversation with Magic Stones is mythic, mysterious, and interactive. Hepworth (1903–1975) was an English artist famous for her modernist sculptures. Conversation with Magic Stones Henri Cartier-Bresson, British sculptor Barbara Hepworth, 1971. Pinterest. Made up of six parts, Conversation with Magic Stones is in conversation with itself, with us, and with its surrounding landscape.
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