LAFAYETTE 148 HAS PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH SAVE VENICE, THE LEADING AMERICAN NON-PROFIT DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND PROMOTING THE ARTISTIC HERITAGE OF VENICE, ITALY, ON THE RESTORATION OF GROUNDBREAKING FEMALE PAINTER GIULIA LAMA’S LAMA’S EARLY-18^TH-CENTURY MASTERPIECE VIRGIN IN PRAYER.​

In honor of International Women’s Day, Melissa Conn, Director, Venice Office, Save Venice, and L148 Creative Director Emily Smith sat down to talk female artistry, the importance of craft and the conservation of Giulia Lama’s groundbreaking masterpiece in the church of Santa Maria Assunta in the village of Malamocco on Venice’s Lido for which L148 is the exclusive corporate sponsor. The restoration was undertaken as part of Save Venice’s “Women Artists of Venice,” which is leading the way in identifying, restoring and recognizing the overlooked accomplishments of historic women artists in Venice—including Giulia Lama, whose life and career received little attention until the 20^th century.​