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

Tomasino da Vimercate (XIV century - XV century)
Tomasino da Vimercate
XIV century - XV century
Alberto Biasi (1937)
Alberto Biasi
1937
 Salvo (1947 - 2015)
Salvo
1947 - 2015
Lorenzo di Credi (1459 - 1537)
Lorenzo di Credi
1459 - 1537
Vasily Pavlovich Schreiber (1850 - 1905)
Vasily Pavlovich Schreiber
1850 - 1905
Antonio Ambrogio Alciati (1878 - 1929)
Antonio Ambrogio Alciati
1878 - 1929
Jacopino del Conte (1515 - 1598)
Jacopino del Conte
1515 - 1598
Gianfranco Ferroni (1927 - 2001)
Gianfranco Ferroni
1927 - 2001
Giorgio Griffa (1936)
Giorgio Griffa
1936
Pompeo Coppini (1870 - 1957)
Pompeo Coppini
1870 - 1957
Girolamo Fabrici (1533 - 1619)
Girolamo Fabrici
1533 - 1619
Vanessa Beecroft (1969)
Vanessa Beecroft
1969
 Parmigianino (1503 - 1540)
Parmigianino
1503 - 1540
Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo (1719 - 1795)
Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo
1719 - 1795
Ippolito Galantini (1627 - 1706)
Ippolito Galantini
1627 - 1706
Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274)
Thomas Aquinas
1225 - 1274

Creators Baroque

Andrea Locatelli (1695 - 1741)
Andrea Locatelli
1695 - 1741
Simon Vouet (1590 - 1649)
Simon Vouet
1590 - 1649
Giovanni Felice Ramelli (1666 - 1740)
Giovanni Felice Ramelli
1666 - 1740
Domenico Maria Canuti (1625 - 1684)
Domenico Maria Canuti
1625 - 1684
Nicolaes Maes (1634 - 1693)
Nicolaes Maes
1634 - 1693
Cornelis de Heem (1631 - 1695)
Cornelis de Heem
1631 - 1695
Adam Friedrich Oeser (1717 - 1799)
Adam Friedrich Oeser
1717 - 1799
Hieronymus van der Mij (1687 - 1761)
Hieronymus van der Mij
1687 - 1761
Andrea Vaccaro (1604 - 1670)
Andrea Vaccaro
1604 - 1670
Charles Lorraine Smith (1751 - 1835)
Charles Lorraine Smith
1751 - 1835
Sebastiano Conca (1680 - 1764)
Sebastiano Conca
1680 - 1764
Francesco Cozza (1605 - 1682)
Francesco Cozza
1605 - 1682
Jacob van Hulsdonck (1582 - 1647)
Jacob van Hulsdonck
1582 - 1647
Charles Le Brun (1619 - 1690)
Charles Le Brun
1619 - 1690
Morston Constantine Ream (1840 - 1898)
Morston Constantine Ream
1840 - 1898
Aart Schouman (1710 - 1792)
Aart Schouman
1710 - 1792
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