Women in the shade of the Two Towers

The lives of many women are interwoven with the history of the city. All of their lives are linked by a common thread: passion. Passion for art, for knowledge, for fame, for a man, for justice or freedom. Here are some of their stories.

By G.A.I.A. Eventi – Guides of Bologna

Itinerary

Piazza Maggiore; Ginevra Sforza - S. Giacomo Maggiore - piazza Rossini; Anna Morandi Manzolini - Museo Palazzo Poggi - via Zamboni, 33; Cornelia Rossi Martinetti - SS. Vitale e Agricola - via S. Vitale, 50; Beata Elena Duglioli - San Giovanni in Monte - piazza San Giovanni in Monte, 3; Lavinia Fontana ed Elisabetta Sirani - San Domenico - piazza San Domenico; Santa Caterina de Vigrì - Corpus Domini - via Tagliapietre, 21; Gentile Budrioli - Torresotto di via Portanova; Properzia de' Rossi - Museo Medievale - Via Manzoni, 4

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