Lavinia Fontana (1552 - 1614)

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Lavinia Fontana

Lavinia Fontana was a Bolognese Mannerist painter active in Bologna and Rome. She is best known for her successful portraiture, but also worked in the genres of mythology and religious painting. She was trained by her father Prospero Fontana who was a teacher at the School of Bologna. She is regarded as the first female career artist in Western Europe as she relied on commissions for her income. Her family relied on her career as a painter, and her husband served as her agent and raised their 11 children. She was perhaps the first woman artist to paint female nudes, but this is a topic of controversy among art historians.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:24 august 1552, Bologna, Italy
Date and place of death:11 august 1614, Rome, Italy
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XVI, XVII century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist
Art school / group:Bolognese School
Genre:Portrait, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Mannerism

Creators Italy

Alessandro Tiarini (1577 - 1668)
Alessandro Tiarini
1577 - 1668
Eleuterio Pagliano (1826 - 1903)
Eleuterio Pagliano
1826 - 1903
Elin Danielson-Gamboji (1861 - 1919)
Elin Danielson-Gamboji
1861 - 1919
Viviano Codazzi (1604 - 1670)
Viviano Codazzi
1604 - 1670
George Augustus Wallis (1761 - 1847)
George Augustus Wallis
1761 - 1847
Elisabeth Hölzl (1962)
Elisabeth Hölzl
1962
Tino di Camaino (1280 - 1337)
Tino di Camaino
1280 - 1337
Eugenio Carmi (1920 - 2016)
Eugenio Carmi
1920 - 2016
Tommaso Salini (1575 - 1625)
Tommaso Salini
1575 - 1625
Eli Raphael Marozzi (1913 - 1999)
Eli Raphael Marozzi
1913 - 1999
Ferdinando Tacca (1619 - 1686)
Ferdinando Tacca
1619 - 1686
Carl Timoleon von Neff (1805 - 1877)
Carl Timoleon von Neff
1805 - 1877
Evaristo Baskenis (1617 - 1677)
Evaristo Baskenis
1617 - 1677
Andrea Scacciati (1642 - 1710)
Andrea Scacciati
1642 - 1710
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1609 - 1662)
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
1609 - 1662
Eugenio Benvenuti (1881 - 1959)
Eugenio Benvenuti
1881 - 1959

Creators Baroque

Andries Bosman (1621 - 1681)
Andries Bosman
1621 - 1681
Antoine Benoist (1632 - 1717)
Antoine Benoist
1632 - 1717
Giovanni Battista Crosato (1685 - 1758)
Giovanni Battista Crosato
1685 - 1758
Pierre Mignard (1612 - 1695)
Pierre Mignard
1612 - 1695
Jan Micker (1598 - 1664)
Jan Micker
1598 - 1664
Giacinto Gimignani (1606 - 1681)
Giacinto Gimignani
1606 - 1681
Giacomo Valegio (XVI century - XVI century)
Giacomo Valegio
XVI century - XVI century
Giovanni Stefano Robatto (1649 - 1733)
Giovanni Stefano Robatto
1649 - 1733
Joseph Schmutzer (1683 - 1740)
Joseph Schmutzer
1683 - 1740
Mina Lukich Kolokolnikov (1707 - 1775)
Mina Lukich Kolokolnikov
1707 - 1775
Ignatius van der Stock (1635 - 1664)
Ignatius van der Stock
1635 - 1664
Pieter van Laer (1599 - 1642)
Pieter van Laer
1599 - 1642
Adam Pick (1621 - 1659)
Adam Pick
1621 - 1659
Giuseppe Tortelli (1662 - 1738)
Giuseppe Tortelli
1662 - 1738
Prospero Fontana (1512 - 1597)
Prospero Fontana
1512 - 1597
Jan Asselijn (1610 - 1652)
Jan Asselijn
1610 - 1652
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