by Gigi | May 9, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
The Madrid reading and reception for Bianca’s Cure Saturday, May 16 Secret Kingdoms 20:00 Secret Kingdoms writes: Navigate love, politics, and patriarchal constraints Whilst searching for a cure for Malaria with author Gigi Berardi – A Renaissance version... 
by Gigi | Apr 9, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
The title of the talk/slide presentation is “The phenomenology of (gendered) language,” but I’m really talking about researching and writing in Italy!!! AW 204, 4:30-5:20. 
by Gigi | Apr 9, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
From: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bianca_Cappello •Bianca Cappello (1548 – 20 October 1587) was an Italian noblewoman… and was noted for her great beauty…the Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany by marriage to Francesco I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of... 
by Gigi | Mar 16, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
The mystery of the “open window” on the Piazza Santissima Annunziata is legendary, as I’ve discussed in earlier blogs. The “always open” window is slightly ajar, presumably as a sign of respect for the woman who lived centuries before.... 
by Gigi | Mar 9, 2026 | Bianca's Cure
Born a few years after Bianca Capello and Francesco’s illness at Poggio a Caiano, Artemisia Gentileschi became a celebrated painter. Below, a photo from the Getty museum collection … her self-portrait. Working early in the style of Caravaggio, she was one of the first...