Elisabetta Sirani (1638 - 1665)

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Elisabetta Sirani

Elisabetta Sirani was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was a pioneering female artist in early modern Bologna, who established an academy for other women artists.

Sirani produced over 200 paintings, 15 etchings, and hundreds of drawings, making her an extremely prolific artist, especially considering her early death.

Her works cover a number of subjects, including historical and Biblical narratives, often featuring women, allegories, and portraits. Sirani was also the first female artist to specialize in history painting, a style that many female painters that Sirani trained also followed.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:8 january 1638, Bologna, Italy
Date and place of death:28 august 1665, Bologna, Italy
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Artist
Art school / group:Bolognese School
Genre:Allegory, Genre art, History painting, Mythological painting, Portrait
Art style:Baroque

Creators Italy

 Erro (1932)
Erro
1932
Dosso Dossi (1489 - 1542)
Dosso Dossi
1489 - 1542
Jean-Joseph Taillasson (1745 - 1809)
Jean-Joseph Taillasson
1745 - 1809
Johann Baptist von Lampi I (1751 - 1830)
Johann Baptist von Lampi I
1751 - 1830
Andrea Belvedere (1652 - 1732)
Andrea Belvedere
1652 - 1732
Francisco Leonardoni (1654 - 1711)
Francisco Leonardoni
1654 - 1711
Antonio Verrio (1636 - 1707)
Antonio Verrio
1636 - 1707
Ciro Adolfi (1683 - 1758)
Ciro Adolfi
1683 - 1758
Magdalo Mussio (1925 - 2006)
Magdalo Mussio
1925 - 2006
Girolamo Del Pacchia (1477 - 1533)
Girolamo Del Pacchia
1477 - 1533
Marco Dente (1493 - 1527)
Marco Dente
1493 - 1527
Aroldo Bonzagni (1887 - 1918)
Aroldo Bonzagni
1887 - 1918
Marco Liberi (1640 - 1725)
Marco Liberi
1640 - 1725
Armando Pizzinato (1910 - 2004)
Armando Pizzinato
1910 - 2004
Fyodor Semyonovich Bogorodsky (1895 - 1959)
Fyodor Semyonovich Bogorodsky
1895 - 1959
Umberto Boccioni (1882 - 1916)
Umberto Boccioni
1882 - 1916

Creators Baroque

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1712 - 1774)
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
1712 - 1774
Hermannus Collenius (1650 - 1723)
Hermannus Collenius
1650 - 1723
Daniel Seghers (1590 - 1661)
Daniel Seghers
1590 - 1661
Matteo Rosselli (1578 - 1650)
Matteo Rosselli
1578 - 1650
Philipp Kilian (1628 - 1693)
Philipp Kilian
1628 - 1693
Luca Saltarello (1610 - 1655)
Luca Saltarello
1610 - 1655
Joseph Parry (1744 - 1826)
Joseph Parry
1744 - 1826
Carlo Galli Bibiena (1728 - 1787)
Carlo Galli Bibiena
1728 - 1787
Dionigi Valesi (1730 - 1780)
Dionigi Valesi
1730 - 1780
Johann Theodor de Bry (1561 - 1623)
Johann Theodor de Bry
1561 - 1623
Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617)
Hendrick Goltzius
1558 - 1617
Samson Wertheimer (1811 - 1892)
Samson Wertheimer
1811 - 1892
Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706 - 1783)
Barbara Regina Dietzsch
1706 - 1783
Johann Evangelist Holzer (1709 - 1740)
Johann Evangelist Holzer
1709 - 1740
Antonio Tempesta (1555 - 1630)
Antonio Tempesta
1555 - 1630
Vaclav Vavrinets Rainer (1689 - 1743)
Vaclav Vavrinets Rainer
1689 - 1743