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

Giovanni Battista Salvi (1609 - 1685)
Giovanni Battista Salvi
1609 - 1685
Andrea del Verrocchio (1435 - 1488)
Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1609 - 1662)
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
1609 - 1662
Francesco Manno (1754 - 1831)
Francesco Manno
1754 - 1831
Eugenio Carmi (1920 - 2016)
Eugenio Carmi
1920 - 2016
Anna Betbeze (1980)
Anna Betbeze
1980
Girolamo Scaglia (1620 - 1686)
Girolamo Scaglia
1620 - 1686
Enzo Nenci (1903 - 1972)
Enzo Nenci
1903 - 1972
Giacinto Gigante (1806 - 1876)
Giacinto Gigante
1806 - 1876
Giuseppe Giardiello (1877 - 1920)
Giuseppe Giardiello
1877 - 1920
Simone Dei Crocifissi (1330 - 1399)
Simone Dei Crocifissi
1330 - 1399
Giannicola Di Paolo Manni (1460 - 1544)
Giannicola Di Paolo Manni
1460 - 1544
Giovanni da Bologna (1529 - 1608)
Giovanni da Bologna
1529 - 1608
Marcantonio Franceschini (1648 - 1729)
Marcantonio Franceschini
1648 - 1729
 Salvo (1947 - 2015)
Salvo
1947 - 2015
Barnaba da Modena (1328 - 1386)
Barnaba da Modena
1328 - 1386

Creators Baroque

Frans Wouters (1612 - 1659)
Frans Wouters
1612 - 1659
Adam de Coster (1586 - 1643)
Adam de Coster
1586 - 1643
William Elliott (1762 - 1854)
William Elliott
1762 - 1854
Leonardo Marini (1737 - 1806)
Leonardo Marini
1737 - 1806
Nicolas Fouche (1653 - 1733)
Nicolas Fouche
1653 - 1733
Denijs Calvaert (1540 - 1619)
Denijs Calvaert
1540 - 1619
Egid Quirin Asam (1692 - 1750)
Egid Quirin Asam
1692 - 1750
Paul Mersmann (1929 - 2017)
Paul Mersmann
1929 - 2017
Giorgio Duranti (1683 - 1768)
Giorgio Duranti
1683 - 1768
Alessandro Varotari (1588 - 1649)
Alessandro Varotari
1588 - 1649
Bartolomeo Castelli II (1696 - 1738)
Bartolomeo Castelli II
1696 - 1738
Pierre-Jacques Cazes (1676 - 1754)
Pierre-Jacques Cazes
1676 - 1754
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613 - 1670)
Bartholomeus van der Helst
1613 - 1670
Anton Wilhelm Tischbein (1730 - 1804)
Anton Wilhelm Tischbein
1730 - 1804
Carlo Galli Bibiena (1728 - 1787)
Carlo Galli Bibiena
1728 - 1787
Antonio Verrio (1636 - 1707)
Antonio Verrio
1636 - 1707
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