The museum
The evolution of woman
Curators
Alessia Poggioli, Alice Giancarli, Sara Lamonaca, Olimpia Boinega.
Description of the museum
Our museum is called 'The Evolution of Women', and it was established in 2016 by its four curators. In the museum there are only works portraying women's faces through a chronological order. The museum is located in Urbino in Piazzale Roma in front of the Monument of Raffaello, and is open daily from 8:30 am until 19:30 pm.
Author: Tiziano Vecellio
Title: Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Date: 1607
Technique: oil painting on canvas
Author: Tamara De Lampick
Title: Saint-Moritz
Date: 1929
Technique: Oil on linen canvas
Author: Paul Gauguin
Title: L’Esprit Des Morts Veille
Date: 1892
Technique: oil painting on canvas
Author: Henri de Toulause-Lautrec
Title: La Toilette
Date: 1896
Technique: oil on cardboard
Author: Parmigianino
Title: Antea
Date: 1535
Technique: oil painting on canva
Antea was a Roman courtesan with a slender build, with her hair arranged in an hairstyle with diadem. She is looking at the viewer with an intense gaze. She is bringing a hand to her chest while in the other she is wearing a fur over her shoulders. Her dress is a tunic made with fine clothes and puffed sleeves on the shoulders. A chain is hanging next to the neckline.